The Goddess of Liberty was dressed in ancient Greek style clothes, with a glorious crown on her head, a torch symbolizing freedom in her right hand, and the Declaration of Independence in her left hand; under her feet were shattered handcuffs, shackles and chains. The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of the United States and represents the noble ideal of the American people for democracy and freedom. The Statue of Liberty is located near the Hudson Estuary on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, USA. It was designed by the designer of the Eiffel Tower as a gift from France to the United States in 1876 to commemorate the American-French Alliance during the American Revolutionary War.