Relations Not only Gifts
The Statue of Liberty
Here we will explore thr biggest. oddest and most expensive and admirable gifts that countries have exchanged
Some of these are heart warming, some of them symbolic and some are just outright strang
It was given to the United States by the people of France in 1886, to represent the friendship between the two countries established during the American Revolution.[2]
It is a well-known fact that the statue of liberty was a gift from the French to the americans Gifted in 1886 it stands at 93 meters tall
Why it is constructed to commemorate the alliance of France and Unite states during the american revolution leading to the US declaration of independance from British
A Christmas Tree
Since 1947, Norway have sent a 20 + meter spruce tree to the UK every year where it stands in Trafalgar square for the Christamas season
This is an annual tradition that commemorates the assistance Britain gave to Norway in resisting Nazi occupation
Every year a Norwagian spruce is carefully selected.cut down and sent from Norway to the UK as symbol of friendship and support duringthe 2nd world war
Two Giant Pandas
China gave two Giant pandas to the National Zoo in washington D C following a diplmatic visit from Richard Nixon
The visit was highly sumbolic it represented the end of 25 years of no communication or diplomacy between the two countries
We hope america and China can reminisce on their friendly days as the two nations are going through a bit of a rough patch in their diplomacy these days
U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China
Recent Comments
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Hello Ashok,
Just wanting to share about my own
experience when I went to see the
Statue of Liberty.
It was one of the most radiating
and a lasting memory for me.
Saying it was awesome was an
understatement, honestly.
I was teary-eyed to see the total
magnificence and the uniqueness
of the whole statue and one has
to stop and take deep breaths
in between the steps.
Thank you for bringing back the
memories... my memories.
Blessings to you and have a
memorable Independence Day.
Elizabeth