Due to a copper and iron shortage, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was unable to construct a piece he titled 'Liberty Enlightening the World'. Scrapping the idea of a massive metal statue, he decided to go with the next best thing; a colossal neoclassical fruit entitled the 'Pineapple of Liberty'.11yr ⋅ Joltingd ⋅ r/pineapplehistory
