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 Liberty Island was closed for 100 days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, while the Statue of Liberty itself was restricted to tourists until 2004.[([[https://wanderersandwarriors.com/statue-of-liberty-new-york/|wanderersandwarriors]])]
+===== Isere =====
+The statue was brought from Paris to New York by the French ship Isere. However, it was questionable if the monument would arrive safely because the ship nearly capsized in a storm.[([[https://www.felicecalchi.com/the-statue-of-liberty-under-the-skin/|felicecalchi]])]
+===== Unveiling Controversy =====
+Suffrage activists were outraged at the unveiling. How could a female figure represent liberty in New York when American women did not have the right to vote?[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/americans-who-saw-lady-liberty-false-idol-broken-promises-180972285/|smithsonianmag]])]
+===== Crown =====
+There are 25 windows in the crown. The windows are said to depict earth's 'natural minerals'.[([[https://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question112324.html|funtrivia]])]
+===== Seven Spikes =====
+The idea of liberty brings everyone together. The crown's seven spikes represent the seven continents and seven oceans.[([[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-14-8602280882-story.html|chicagotribune]])]