People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
A ferry is docked at the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
Members of the Old Guard attend the reopening ceremony of the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People attend reopening ceremony of the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
Combo photo shows people visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day(top) and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in late 2012 (bottom). The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
The Statue of Liberty is seen on the Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (1st L) and other guests attend the reopening ceremony of the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses the reopening ceremony of the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) 
People visit the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Cheng Li) 
A ranger shows a picture of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy besides the Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York, the United States, on July 4, 2013, the U.S. Independence Day. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island reopened to the public on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei) |
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