https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C12F6395B11738DDDA80994D9415B878DF1D3 "American Monument For Marne Battlefield"] New York Times, November 11, 1917 Called, in French, La Liberté éplorée'' ("The Tearful Liberty") the statue, located in Meaux, France, is over seven stories tall, at 22 meters .