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A fascinating layer to the Statue's narrative unveils itself when examining its origins. While many are aware that the statue was a gift from France to honor the alliance between the two nations, fewer realize the involvement of French Freemasonry in her creation. Edward de Laboulaye, credited with proposing the statue as a gift, was a French Freemason, as was Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor tasked with bringing this vision to life.