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Pro-Rider t1_jdw31uv wrote
This is super cool. I definitely want to see this in person someday.
Awoolgow OP t1_jdw3qfg wrote
Yea it caught me by surprise, just walked by it. I had no idea it existed.
ThePerfect666 t1_jdw7uxg wrote
There’s one about the same size in Big Spring, Texas
I0I0I0I t1_jdwbjmj wrote
In GTA 4 it's called the Statue of Happiness, and it has Hillary Clinton's face. Instead of a torch she's holding up a cup of coffee.
vaguywithsax t1_jdwh2nt wrote
That’s the normal size one . The one in New York is super size .
orions_shiney_belt t1_jdwkzta wrote
There is one in Tokyo, may be a bit bigger than this one.
blessed_fox t1_jdwqvao wrote
There are hundreds of copies around the world. The UK’s disappointing effort is in Leicester.
shiner_bock t1_jdwspjr wrote
Also in Hallettsville, TX: Google Street View
cardiffman t1_jdwya9u wrote
There are at least 12 copies in France according to this site
Godmodex2 t1_jdx892q wrote
Well that site looks like a mess. Is it possible there is a statue in France that were the actual model of the one built in the US?
PicDuMidi t1_jdxgzdn wrote
Wiki is better... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty
MrOzzard t1_jdzarmi wrote
Considering the statue of liberty was a gift from France.........
Godmodex2 t1_jdzbcy8 wrote
Yes that's what I mean.
Tendai-Student t1_je0g2iy wrote
Fun Fact: many turkish (not all of course) people in turkey belive that the statue of liberty was first made for the ottomans, but was reject by the sultan due to it depicting a non veiled woman. So it is said that the france just gave it to US when the sultan didn't want it as a gift after America gifted them the eiffal tower.
This is what I was taught as a child. Turkey has a lot of these weirds beliefs, it partially comes from the fact that its such a homogenous society, that also doesn't speak English. So its closed off to the western world.
A lot of turks belive that native Americans were turks.
sohereiamacrazyalien t1_je0kkov wrote
And in Paris. France
L44KSO t1_jdw2eak wrote
Clearly I need to travel to Bordeaux next...