France To Ask Statue of Liberty Back Bets: The World’s Most Famous Monument Is Coming Home

The Statue of Liberty is one of the largest sculptural structures in the world. Its total height is 93 meters For many years, Liberty was the first to meet immigrants arriving by sea in the United States. However, soon it may change. France to ask Statue of Liberty back bets predict the return of the monument to its homeland. 

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York. The French people presented the statue to the United States of America as a sign of friendship between the countries. Over a century later, France asked its gift back. This has proved that politics has nothing to do with the common courtesy.  

The history of the French gift to the USA

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most magnificent and beautiful monuments in the United States. The statue depicts the goddess of freedom, who holds a torch and tablet in her hands with the date of signing of the Declaration of Independence. Every year, more than 4 million tourists from different countries come to see “the most famous woman in the world”. 

The monument became a symbolic gift from France to the USA in honor of the centennial of the American Revolution. So they delivered the monument dismantled in parts from France to the USA in 1886. Since then no one can imagine New York without its “First lady”. Besides, it not only became a symbol of the capital but also of the entire US. However, due to the latest political conflicts, Americans may lose their statue. 

France to ask Statue of Liberty back bets predict the monument to leave the USA

After Donald Trump came to his power, many believe that the US has lost its basic values, especially those symbolized by the statue. Here is one of the comments given on this issue: “Today’s America is a mockery of it [democracy]. Lady Liberty weeps now. So, let’s ship her back from whence she came, and maybe Europeans will like the symbolism of it. After all: we got it from Europe.”