What is the name of the monument dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886 as a gift from France?

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886 as a gift from France.

The monument’s formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue, while engineer Gustave Eiffel helped design its iron framework. France gave the statue to the United States to commemorate the centennial of American independence and the friendship between the two republics.

The copper statue was assembled on Bedloe’s Island, which was renamed Liberty Island in 1956. President Grover Cleveland presided over the dedication ceremony on October 28, 1886. The statue depicts a robed figure holding a torch and a tablet inscribed with July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals.

The poem “The New Colossus,” written by Emma Lazarus, was added to the pedestal in 1903. The poem’s association with the monument helped make the statue an enduring symbol of immigration and welcome, although that meaning developed after the original dedication.