Sadly. the statue today stands ravaged by time and the elements. Nearly 100 years of exposure to salt air and climatic extremes has left the Statue of Liberty in a state of serious deterioration. her iron framework corroding. her copper skin literally eaten away. The U.S. first immigration building at Ellis Island which. until 1954. received the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." sits crumbling. vandalized. and nearly forgotten. In 1886. the people of France. through private contributions. raised $250.000 to construct and present the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States. The American people provided another $270.000 to construct the statues pedestal.
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