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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Statue Of Liberty To Close For Yearlong Repairs

NEW YORK (AP) - The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more accessible, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday.

The renovations, however, are limited to the monument, and Liberty Island will remain open and the statue itself will be mostly unobstructed from view, officials said in a statement.

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7 comments:

Cathy said...

seems like a great use of money since our economy is so stable right now.

Anonymous said...

They should change, "Give me your poor, your tired, and your hungry," to "No Vacancies!"

Anonymous said...

A figure that used to represent a wonderful nation , sell for scrap metal.

Anonymous said...

Move it to the mexican border , it will be gone overnight.

Anonymous said...

Didn't it just reopen?

Anonymous said...

I was there a few years ago and it was closed for repairs.

I guess all those moving parts wear out fast.?

Anonymous said...

They are setting it up for quick disassembly just in case Obama wins in 2012. If he does win we will not have any liberty soon to follow.