On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 04:27, John Richard Smith wrote: > Jesüs Arocho wrote: > > >On Tuesday 02 September 2003 05:43, John Richard Smith wrote: > > > > > >>Eric Huff wrote: > >> > >> > >>>>|hmmmm, can't sign it unless I live in EU I guess... > >>>>| > >>>>|only "C" choices were Cyprus and Czech Rep., no Canada... > >>>> > >>>>Wouldn't you qualify as North America? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Is Canada in northamerica? > >>> > >>>On another note, it's kinda funny that the site for EU patents uses pics > >>>of the statue of liberty... > >>> > >>> > >>Why not, isn't the original is in Paris. > >> > >>John > >> > >> > > > >The statue was designed and made in France as a gift to the US. It was > >assembled in France for a world fair for exhibition and fund raising > >purposes. The group involved had many problems funding the project in France > >as well as in the US. It was not until a New York paper picked up the banner > >and started publishing a series of articles on the statue that the funds were > >raised, literally shaming the US into action. The word donation leaves an > >impression of either used or leftover. > > > > > > > Jesüs Arocho, > That was very interesting. I did not know that was the case. > I did not know it was nearly a non runner. > I thoght I read somewhere that it was originally a gift by the French > Government, but that obviously was not the case. > > However I refer to a smaller statue , which I am sure I have seen, that > still exists today in Paris, somewhere on the river bank , cannot > remember where , though. > > http://www.photovault.com/Link/Cities/Europe/France/Places/StatueOfLiberty.html > http://www.photovault.com/Link/Cities/Europe/France/Places/Paris.html The smaller statue you refer to is the artists working model. > > John
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