Read the text and decide if the statements are True, False, or Not stated. The Statue of Liberty, formally Liberty Enlightening the World, is a colossal statue on Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay, USA, commemorating the friendship of the United States and France. The Statue of Liberty was originally the brainchild of poet and antislavery activist Édouard de Laboulaye who believed that celebrating America's newfound democracy after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery could also strengthen France's democratic ideals. Young French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi supported Laboulaye's idea and began drawing up designs. Bartholdi's design was colossal — bigger, in fact, than any other sculpture in the world at that time. Eventually, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, helped to design the statue's skeletal framework. The United States was responsible for building and funding the 27-meter stone pedestal, while France focused on the statue itself, as well as shipping the sculpture in 350 pieces across the Atlantic Ocean. The statue, mounted on its pedestal, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886. The base of the statue's pedestal contains a tablet with a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus, containing the now famous lines "Give me your tired, your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free". This has come to represent not only Lady Liberty herself but the original essence of America. Over the years the torch underwent several modifications, including its conversion to electric power in 1916 and its redesign in the mid-1980s, when the statue was repaired and restored by both American and French workers for a centennial celebration held in July 1986. The site was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1984. Today, the statue is visited by approximately four million people every year. Liberty Enlightening the World was the original name of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was built by an American engineer. The Eiffel Tower was built earlier than the Statue of Liberty. The torch in the hand of Lady Liberty was changed at least twice.

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Read the text and decide if the statements are True, False, or Not stated.

The Statue of Liberty, formally Liberty Enlightening the World, is a colossal statue on Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay, USA, commemorating the friendship of the United States and France.

The Statue of Liberty was originally the brainchild of poet and antislavery activist Édouard de Laboulaye who believed that celebrating America's newfound democracy after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery could also strengthen France's democratic ideals. Young French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi supported Laboulaye's idea and began drawing up designs. Bartholdi's design was colossal — bigger, in fact, than any other sculpture in the world at that time. Eventually, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, helped to design the statue's skeletal framework.

The United States was responsible for building and funding the 27-meter stone pedestal, while France focused on the statue itself, as well as shipping the sculpture in 350 pieces across the Atlantic Ocean. The statue, mounted on its pedestal, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886. The base of the statue's pedestal contains a tablet with a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus, containing the now famous lines "Give me your tired, your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free". This has come to represent not only Lady Liberty herself but the original essence of America.

Over the years the torch underwent several modifications, including its conversion to electric power in 1916 and its redesign in the mid-1980s, when the statue was repaired and restored by both American and French workers for a centennial celebration held in July 1986. The site was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1984. Today, the statue is visited by approximately four million people every year.

Choose the correct option.

Liberty Enlightening the World was the original name of the Statue of Liberty. [True|False|Not stated]

The Statue of Liberty was built by an American engineer. [True|False|Not stated]

The Eiffel Tower was built earlier than the Statue of Liberty. [True|False|Not stated]

The torch in the hand of Lady Liberty was changed at least twice. [True|False|Not stated]

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