Everyone knows her as the Statue of Libertybut his real name (translated into Spanish) is Liberty lighting up the world. Since 1984 it has been a World Heritage Site, but it still keeps many mysteries, such as what the seven peaks of the crown
The statue, which is one of the most famous monuments in the world, is located on Liberty Island, south of Manhattan Island, next to the mouth of the Hudson River and near Ellis Island, in New York , USA. And it got there in 1886 as a gift from the French people for the centenary of the US Declaration of Independence.
What do the 7 peaks of the Statue of Liberty represent?
The most widespread version is that the seven peaks that the sculpture wears on its halo or crown represent the “seven seas”referring to the classics that were considered in the Middle Ages (Adriatic, Arabian, Caspian, Mediterranean, Black, Persian Gulf and Red Sea). And also to the “seven continents”which would be North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica, according to a guide from the National Park Service, which is in charge of managing the monument.
However, Barry Morenoauthor among other books of the Encyclopedia of the Statue of Liberty and official librarian of the park, affirms that this theory is not true. “That is not true”He says “The peaks are rays of the sun and the circle is simply a halo or what in art is called a nimbus, which shows that it is divine”. He adds that the website needs to be changed.
The sun god of the Romans, called Helio, was represented by this radiant nimbus. And from that idea, the Statue of Liberty would carry it on his head as a symbol of a lighthouse.
Source: Lasexta
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