USA - New York: Inaugurated in 1886, it is a symbol of New York City and the entire United States of America, one of the most important and well-known monuments in the world. It depicts a personification of Liberty, draped in a long robe, in the act of proudly raising a torch to the sky, while with her other hand she holds a tablet bearing the date of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America (July 4, 1776).