France to Dedicate New Statue of Liberty to US

France will send the U.S. a new Statue of Liberty on June 7, French media said on Sunday.

According to French media, the statue will arrive in New York on Jul. 4 in order to mark the birth of American independence and the historic links between France and the U.S.

Also in this regard, it will be inaugurated on this special occasion to coincide with the U.S. Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July.

In an official statement, the French ambassador to the U.S. Philippe Etienne said: “We wanted to reconnect with this Franco-American history.”

"The Statue of Liberty" is a double symbol of liberty, but also of welcome,” the statement added.

It's noteworthy that the new statue will be placed in the garden of the residence of the French Ambassador to Washington, D.C., where it will remain for ten years as a loan from the 'Conservatoire du Quai d’Orsay'.

It's worth mentioning that the massive Statue of Liberty, which can be seen off the coast of New York today, was a 19th-century gift from France to celebrate the first century of U.S. independence.

The first Statue of Liberty is 305 feet (93 meters) tall, measured from the bottom of the base to the tip of the torch.

While, the new monument will be much smaller than her big sister, reaching 2.83 meters.