How the Statue of Liberty Arrived in New York

The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. After construction in France, it was disassembled into 350 pieces packed in 214 wooden crates and shipped across the Atlantic on the French Navy vessel Isère.

Timeline

• June 17, 1885: Arrival in New York Harbor after a two-week voyage.
• Pieces stored at Fort Wood (now Liberty Island).
• August 1885: Reassembly begins.
• October 28, 1886: Completion and grand dedication ceremony with President Grover Cleveland.

The statue's journey from France to its iconic pedestal is a remarkable feat of 19th-century logistics and international friendship.