If there is one thing that never ceases to capture the human mind - it is freedom and liberty. And the national monument of the Statue of Liberty - Lady Liberty, the enlightened one still holds her torch for liberty just south of Manhattan in NY. From 1886 to 1902 functioning as a lighthouse.
Today, the original flame has been replaced, but the original flame can still be seen in the basement to the entrance of the museum within the sculpture itself.
The enlightened Lady Liberty from 1886 conceived by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is enchanting because of the mystery that surrounds her and the Freemason sculpture and building. With the significant seven rays in her crown to symbolise enlightenment.
And now for the enlightenment paradox: Although I felt much more enlightened after a trip to the museum, sadly you have to book way in advance to get all the way up to Lady Liberty's crown, so I wasn't fully enlightened on this particular tour. Next time...