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The Statue of Liberty’s crown, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks, will reop
en to the public on July 4, the White House announced on Friday morning. The decision, by the Obama administration, is a reversal of the previous policy.
Under the Bush administration, the Interior Department, which includes the National Park Service, had insisted that visitors could not be permitted because the crown — reachable only by a very narrow, 12-story-high spiral staircase with a low guardrail — did not meet modern fire, building and safety codes.
en to the public on July 4, the White House announced on Friday morning. The decision, by the Obama administration, is a reversal of the previous policy.Under the Bush administration, the Interior Department, which includes the National Park Service, had insisted that visitors could not be permitted because the crown — reachable only by a very narrow, 12-story-high spiral staircase with a low guardrail — did not meet modern fire, building and safety codes.
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