Statue of Liberty (Peru)

The Statue of Liberty (Spanish: Estatua de La Libertad) is a bronze sculpture located in the Plaza Francia of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.

It is a one-piece bronze sculpture about 2 metres high and represents a standing female figure, dressed in a light tunic and with a laurel wreath on her head.

In 1925 the project of the sculpture of was resumed; For this, a new commission was created, headed by the French engineer Michel Fort, which was in charge of raising the money for the work.

In addition to the sculpture, a bronze plaque that read "Homage from the French colony to the Republic of Peru on the first centenary of its Independence" was cast and carved.

Initially the monument was placed in a square built in 1922 at the expense of the government, called Plaza de la Libertad.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by President Augusto B. Leguía, the Archbishop of Lima, Emilio Lissón and the diplomatic representatives of France.

During the inauguration of the monument, the engineer Michel Fort thanked President Leguía for the sculpture of freedom giving its name to the square and also for the construction of France Avenue in gratitude.

The unveiling of the restored work took place on September 25, 2019, and was attended by the mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz Wells; the French ambassador, Antoine Grassin; and the manager, Luis Martín Bogdanovich.

The statue in 1926.
The statue after its restoration in 2021.