Updated: July 5, 2013 at 3:02 PM
Statue of Liberty reopens for Independence Day (16 images)
Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .
Pim Phol from Chicago is photographed standing near the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island when it is reopened on Independence Day in New York City on July 4, 2013. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .
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The Statue of Liberty stands in the morning sun on Liberty Island when it is reopened on Independence Day in New York City on July 4, 2013. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .
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The torch of the Statue of Liberty still remains closed to the public on Liberty Island when the statue is reopened on Independence Day in New York City on July 4, 2013. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .
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The Statue of Liberty stands in the morning sun on Liberty Island when it is reopened on Independence Day in New York City on July 4, 2013. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty had been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy. UPI/John Angelillo .
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