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| | Grenelle bridge |
 | | Grenelle Bridge was built during Restauration Period (1814 - 1830), when the Grenelle plain was urbanized, to connect this part of the city to Passy. |
 | | In the Swan Island (an atificial dike built to protect Grenelle Harbour from floods) stand up the 1/5 scale model of the Liberty Statue of New York, unveiled in 1889 for the American Independence Anniversary. |
 | | In spite of Bartholdi's wishes, the sculptor, the statue had been set up facing east, because authorities dind't like the idea that Miss Liberty could bee seen from the back, from the Elysée Palace (President Residence) ; the orientation of the statue was changed in 1937, facing the USA. |
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