“This thing shall live to eternity, when we have all passed way, and everything around us has moldered away.” Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi Sculptor of the Statue of Liberty For nearly 139 years, the Statue of Liberty has watched over New York Harbor. Through the changing of the seasons, and the changing of the skyline, it has been a constant reminder of the American ideals of liberty and democracy. 🎥: NPS. Video description: A panning shot of the Statue of Liberty taken from the torch side. The N