Statue of Liberty is a monument presented by the people of France to the United Stated of America on October 28, 1886 to celebrate its centennial. It was designed by Maurice Koechlin chief engineer of Gusrave Eiffel’s engineering company and design internal structure by designer of Eiffel Tower. This statue is made of a sheathing of pure copper, hung on framework of steel with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf. The high of statue is 151 ft (46 m), if with the pedestal and foundation it is 305ft (93m) tall. The statue is the central part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, administered by the National Park Service. The first small terracotta model was created in 1870; it is now in the Jardin du Luxembourgin Paris. Then, a second model, also on a small scale, was further brought to Maceió, a city in the northeast of Brazil, which is now a museum. In France, public donation various forms of entertainment by soon-to-be famous composer Charles Gounod at Paris Opera, and a charitable lottery were among the methods used to raise the 2,250,000 francs ($250,000). At United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prize fights assisted in providing needed funds. The construction of the statue was completed in France in July 1884. The statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885. It was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. Financing for the pedestal was completed on August 11, 1885 and construction was finished on April 22, 1886. this monument was stored for eleven months in crates waiting for its pedestal to be finished, was then reassembled in four months. It act as lighthouse from 1886 to 1902. There was a lighthouse keeper and the electric light could be seen for 24 miles (39 km) at sea. In 2007, the Statue of Liberty was one of 20 finalists in a competition to name the New Seven Wonders of the World.