LEGO Architecture 21042 User Manual

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TheStatueofLibertywasintendedtobeseenasauniversal
symbolof enlightenment and freedomThe robed female
figure itself represents Libertas the Roman goddess of
freedomandalthoughyoucannotseeherfeetclearlyshe
standsamongabrokenshackleandchainswithherright
footraiseddepictinghermovingawayfromoppressionand
slaveryThesevenspikesonthecrownrepresenttheseven
oceansandthesevencontinentsoftheworldreinforcing
theuniversalconceptofliberty
OvertimetheStatuewouldalsoemergeasawelcoming
symbolofhopetodifferentgenerationsofimmigrantstothe
USBetweenandalmostmillionimmigrants
enteredtheUnitedStatesthroughNewYorkTheStatueof
Libertywasoftenthefirstthingtheysawastheyarrivedby
shipintheirnewhomeland
TheAmericanNationalParkServicetookoverresponsibility
fortheislandinandsetabouttransformingthearea
aroundtheStatueintoaparkBedloe’sIslandwasrenamed
LibertyIslandintocommemoratethecompletionof
this work The Statue was designated a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in  and continues to attract around 
millionvisitorseachyear
AUniversalIcon
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
EmmaLazarus
TheNewColossus
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LEGO Architecture 21042 Specifications

General

Set Name	Statue of Liberty
Piece Count	1685
Recommended Age	16+
Release Year	2018
Set Number	21042
Theme	Architecture
Dimensions	44cm x 14cm x 14cm
Features	Detailed pedestal, 7-ray crown, iconic tablet