The Statue of Liberty Was Originally Conceived As a Muslim Peasant Woman By Christine Nguyen The French sculptor behind the statue, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, initially envisioned the statue to stand at the entrance to the Suez Canal. Read More Tags: original video statue of liberty suez canal Jan. 31, 2017 Watch Now Would You Volunteer to be Infected With COVID-19? How Epidemics Made NYC Better The Story of a Coronavirus Infection The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Peasant Woman