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What part of the Statue of Liberty did Bartholdi start designing first?

  • The crown

  • The torch

  • The tablet

  • The robe

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The torch was the first component of the Statue of Liberty to be designed by the sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi envisioned the statue as a symbol of freedom and democracy, and he believed that the torch represented the enlightenment and hope that America offered to the world. He began working on the torch in 1875, and it was completed and installed in 1884.
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