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TheRickles

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3. Not quite, at least according to Wikipedia

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 12:03 PM

Jun 2021

The original idea was for a statue at Port Said on the Suez Canal, but that never progressed beyond the concept phase. So all the design and planning and construction was geared towards a gift to America, and no other country was involved.

The model for Lady Liberty was at one point thought to be the sculptor's mother(!), but that has not been verified, and he is reported to have gone for a classic (ie, Greek) look. There's no mention of any Muslim influence in the design of this particular statue or as a model for her appearance, at least according to Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

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France is sending a second Statue of Liberty to the U [View all] diehardblue Jun 2021 OP

Lady Liberty was originally planned for several Mid-East countries, her looks--Average Muslim woman TheBlackAdder Jun 2021 #1

Not quite, at least according to Wikipedia TheRickles Jun 2021 #3

Wiki sometimes doesn't deliver. That is why it is not used in a university setting. TheBlackAdder Jun 2021 #8

Thanks for these excellent links. TheRickles Jun 2021 #14

What do you wanna' bet..... SergeStorms Jun 2021 #2

I like the way you think! abqtommy Jun 2021 #4

...and LEAVE him there. calimary Jun 2021 #11

Oh yeah, definitely. SergeStorms Jun 2021 #17

Very, very appropriate ... we've lost 84% of our Liberty so 1/16 is just right bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #5

I dont know whether to laugh or cry @yr comment onetexan Jun 2021 #6

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at my math! bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #15

Thanks France. twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #7

Umm, are we going to give them anything? Because this is getting awkward. Yavin4 Jun 2021 #9

They are lending it to us for 10 years FakeNoose Jun 2021 #10

What do you mean? We gave them Disneyland Paris! csziggy Jun 2021 #12

It's actually pretty popular The Revolution Jun 2021 #16

Well, we did liberate them from the Germans twice... Wounded Bear Jun 2021 #13