Before he built the Statue of Liberty that is now in New York Harbor, Auguste Bartholdi had planned to build a similar statue in the Suez Canal
Before he built the Statue of Liberty that is now in New York Harbor, Auguste Bartholdi had planned to build a similar statue in the Suez Canal
Aquarelle from 1869.
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