Monument to Giovanni Battista Niccolini
Basilica Santa Croce
Florence, Italy
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Statue of Liberty
Monument to Giovanni Battista Niccolini Basilica Santa Croce Florence, Italy |
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From Santa Croce, by Mario Franchi, Published by Becocci Entering on the right, Monument to Gionanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861) historian, playwright, and patriot. The tomb itself is under the pavement. The statue of liberty breaking the chains of bondage, masterpiece by Pio Fredi (1872) is purported to have inspired Bartholdi for the famous "Liberty" in the port of New York which France donated to the USA in 1866 (sic) for the first centennial of thier independence. From La Nazione, Firenze April 14 2002 The Statue of the Liberty in New York? Is it the Statue of the Liberty of New York? Was it copied from the "Poetic Liberty", that is found in the Basilica of Santa Croce. This discovery is reported in Sunday's "Lights of the City".
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