Recently, this past Christmas, I went to the NYC area and saw family there. I also explored the many sights and sounds of the bustling city.  I encountered plenty of buildings of many, but the one that will always stick out to me is the Statue of Liberty that I saw in my travels.

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Of course, whenever you see the Statue of Liberty, most people think of freedom, sacrifice, patriotism, etc. For me, after exploring the different attractions that are offered on Liberty Island, I have a new idea what it represents now, Hard work to unify the world.

To give a brief summary of the statue, it was created by the French architect Frederic Batholdi and Gustave Effiel as a gift for the U.S helping the French in their revolution for Freedom. One key aspect of this is the picture below that I took from my travels. It shows the metal framework of the statue, using many of the same concepts that Mr. Effiel used when the Effiel Tower was built in Paris