Many People are aware that the statue of Liberty was not constructed by the Americans. It was a gift from France, not from the french government, but the people of France. Interestingly, this gift dod not arrive in one piece.
The Statue was dismanteled into over 300 copper pieces and transported in 214 Crates via French ships. For 6 years it was located in Madison Square Park. Why? It's purpose was to raise funds...
In this video our expert, Bhairav Kothari, explains how the construction of Statue if Liberty was carried out through Crowd Funding.