A second 'Statue of Liberty' is on its way to US, courtesy of France

France is sending what it calls the "little sister" of the famous Statue of Liberty in New York, which the country once sent as a gift to the United States. The new statue, being loaned by a Paris museum to cement Franco-American friendship, will be a scaled-down replica of the original and will first be displayed on Ellis Island, later moving on to Washinton DC, where it will stay for ten years, reported news agency Reuters earlier last week. A 2.83-meter original replica of the Statue of Liberty is seen in front of the Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris before it departs for Ellis Island in New York to arrive on Independence Day, France, June 2, 2021. The 'second' Statue of Liberty, as it is being called, is currently on its way from Paris to New York City, retracing the steps of its "big sister", a colossal neoclassical sculpture that now stands guard on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within the New York City.