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(A) The French people gave money for the statue, while Americans designed and builtthe pedestal for the statue to stand on.
(B) He offered to design the statue, a robe-clad lady wearing a seven-ray crown andholding a torch up high in her right hand.
(C) As they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up hertorch.
(D) However, the monument was closed to the public after the terrorist attacks onSeptember 11, 2001.
(E) In 1776 France helped the American colonies gain independence from England.