New York, New York: Original Liberty
For those who don't want the hassle of visiting Liberty Island, this is a casting of the original paster model of the Statue of Liberty, 1/16th its size. Conveniently displayed outdoors on a midtown Manhattan street.
- Address:
- 667 Madison Ave., New York, NY
- Directions:
- The statue is outdoors, in a sheltered skyscraper entrance on the south side of E. 61st St. just east of its intersection with Madison Ave.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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This is a casting of the original plaster sculpture of the Statue of Liberty, which was then enlarged 16 times to create the Statue of Liberty as we know it today.
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The statue was acquired and placed here by Leonard N. Stern in 2011 as a tribute to his father, who never forgot seeing the big statue from his immigrant ship in 1926.