E: 18/09 Win a 3 night trip for 2 to New York City

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http://forms.bl.uk/Competition/Propaganda.aspx

• 3 nights in the 4 star superior Affinia 50 hotel
• Return flights from London Heathrow or Gatwick to New York
• Return private car transfers from New York airport to the hotel
• Tickets for the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Q: The Statue of Liberty in New York harbour is made of copper and other metals, and stands on a stone pedestal. Where did the stone come from?


A:
Saint-Même-les-Carrières in Charente (France)
Portland in Dorset (England)
Carrara in Tuscany (Italy)

Answer looks to be Charente (thanks to dominovox and lilmiztam22). Seems the City Of New York Parks & Recreation department, who say it is from Stony Creek, Branford, CT (http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/monuments-geology), don't know their struff!

dominovox

wonder if they got it from this blog, mentions Charente stone..

".did you know that the statue of Liberty is built on a pedestal out of charente stone"

from
http://weather-underground.discovery.com/blog/Christi16/comment.html?entrynum=3

lilmiztam22

I'm certain it's a) from knowledge
additional source: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/AboutUs/GotMaterials/Parks/thomas.html

LALA999

I agree with a) as it was a gift from France to celebrate America's independence from GB.
Oh la la!

liz545

Received an email from the British Library: We've realised there's some ambiguity around our Propaganda: Power and Persuasion competition question so it has been amended. Please feel free to enter again.

The question has changed, it's now:

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
a) France (source)

dm2ooo

Site says competition is closed

Thanks

D.