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How was the statue of liberty paid for?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift. It was given to the USA by France in 1886.

The gift was originally to be given to Egypt as a lighthouse for the Suez Canal, declined by the Egyptians due their dark history with France, specially Napoleon Bonaparte.

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