This time I will give a few clues to get
you started, then about every hour
I will
add additional clues....
I was born in France and my
formative years
were spent
in and around Paris....
I moved from Paris to New York in 1885....
the move was quite a stressful one
as
in Paris I was considered royalty
and
when I arrived in New York,
I really was
a nobody and not very
well known in the
United States.....
In Paris, I was known and assisted
by Gustave Eiffel and other well
to do
members of some of France's
elite families.....
I had one sister who remained in Paris...
Who am I. .....GAME OVER...HAS SOLVED THE RIDDLE ON THE CLUES GIVEN....
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MRORNERY.......
The first model, on a small scale,
was built in 1870. This first statue
is now in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
A second model, also on a small scale,
was further brought to Maceió,
a city in the northeast of Brazil.
This model is in front of Maceió's
first city hall, built in 1869,
which is now a museum.
Bartholdi required the assistance
of an engineer to address structural
issues associated with designing
such a colossal copper sculpture.
Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower)
was commissioned to design the
massive iron pylon and secondary
skeletal framework which allows
the statue's copper skin to move
independently yet stand upright.
On June 30, 1878, at the
Paris Exposition, the completed head
of the statue was showcased in
the garden of the Trocadéro Palace,
while other pieces were on
display in the Champs de Mars.
The statue arrived in New York Harbor
on June 17, 1885 on board the
French frigate Isčre.
To prepare for transit,
the Statue was reduced to
350 individual pieces and
packed in 214 crates.
(The right arm and the torch,
which were completed earlier,
had been exhibited at the
Centennial Exposition in
Philadelphia in 1876, and
thereafter at Madison Square in New York City.)
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Very Good !!! I am impressed.... I was figuring that it would have
taken at least three more clues...but you nailed it...Guess I have
to make these much harder if I am going to continue this game huh??
Well done....
babysitting my youngest grandson, he is 6, and autistic, I am sharing my computer with him, and once he gets on it, forget me..I am so glad, TAB that you are doing your Who am I game..I know, there are lots of people who aren't into trivia, but I think trivia games keep out minds circulating
as you say most people do not participate and the ones that do always get the answer way to soon...which gives a rather unscientific crossview of the two camps of stremers...
That was easy -- the Statue of Liberty.
Sending love TAB and know I'm thinking of you!
D.