Boat from Manhattan to Staten Island - Statue of Liberty

The statue of Liberty is one the most recognizabe symbols in the USA. From Manhattan NY, there's a free ferry boat that goes to Staten island (commuter boat), but on the way to the Island, we get to see the marvelous Statue and the backdrop of the Manhattan Skyline.

 

From Wikipedia about the Statue of Liberty - "The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the WorldFrenchLa Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an icon of freedom and of the United States."

 

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My last night in NYC.. View of Manhattan Skyline from Brooklyn Waterfront

Already my last nite in NYC. One of the things that I had not done during these past few weeks was to cross over the brooklyn bridge and see the Manhattan Skyline from that perspective. Took the subway to that side today and admired the beautiful skylike at dusk when all the buildings started to light up their lights and walked back the bridge to Manhattan. One of the most spectacular skylines ever !

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