The statue was inaugurated on November 15, 1889, three years after the unveiling of the New York original.
The plaque on the base is inscribed with the dates of both the French and American Revolutions: 1789 and 1776.
The statue was originally positioned facing the Eiffel Tower, but was turned to face New York in 1937 for the Exposition Internationale.
It is cast from the same mold used for the original statue created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
The Île aux Cygnes, where the statue stands, is an artificial embankment created in 1827 to protect the Port of Grenelle.
This 11.5-meter tall bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty is situated on the Île aux Cygnes, a man-made island in the middle of the Seine. It was gifted to Paris by the American community in 1889 to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution. The statue faces west toward the original Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States. It stands near the Grenelle Bridge on a narrow, tree-lined pedestrian path. The base features a plaque honoring the 1889 gift. This replica is one of several copies of Bartholdi's original work scattered throughout Paris, but it is the most prominent outdoor version.
From the river path on the Île aux Cygnes, aiming toward the statue with the Eiffel Tower in the distant background.
Walk the full length of the Île aux Cygnes to see the statue while enjoying a river-level perspective of the Seine.
Visit during sunset to capture the silhouette against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.
Do not expect a massive monument; it is a scaled-down version, and visitors are often surprised by its modest size.
