Original hand-drawn plans of the Statue of Liberty show last-minute design changes

Original hand-drawn plans of the Statue of Liberty show last-minute design changes to its torch-bearing arm – going against the wishes of architect Gustav Eiffel Uncovered plans showing the changes were discovered by a map dealer in 2018 The Statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in 1870 Gustav Eiffel was hired by … Read more