Built more than a century ago on an islet in New York Bay, the Statue of Liberty attracts more than 4 million visitors each year.

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130 tons of wrought iron, 88 of copper and 27,000 of concrete: this superstructure is the result of an insane project, carried out by the biggest names of the 19th century... Visionary men, who revolutionized their time.
A true technological feat, this titanic project fits perfectly into its era, an era which is defined by a race for progress. The Industrial Revolution, which opened up the field of possibilities in a spectacular way, fascinated engineers and artists alike. The lady who lights the world is a fantastic concentrate of innovations. A colossus of such height, never before built, required engineering treasures.
This 52minute film will retrace the singular adventure of the most famous colossus in the world, lifting the veil on each technical process necessary for its construction.

00:00 Lady Liberty, story of a colossus
04:25 The premises of the statue
12:30 Start of work
18:43 The universal exhibitions of 1876 and 1878
25:32 The ingenuity of Gustave Eiffel
32:59 The construction of the pedestal and base
40:50 The statue finally inaugurated but how to preserve it


Director: Laure Leibovitz
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