Statue of liberty wallpapers

Around 1865, as the American Civil War drew to a close, the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that France create a statue to give to the United States in celebration of that nation�s success in building a viable democracy. The sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, known for largescale sculptures, earned the commission the goal was to design the sculpture in time for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876. The project would be a joint effort between the two countries�the French people were responsible for the statue and its assembly, while the Americans would build the pedestal on which it would stand�and a symbol of the friendship between their peoples..