<translation> The Statue of Liberty will have a new, more spacious museum </translation>

New York - Visitors to New York's Statue of Liberty will see a new attraction within three years. A museum will be built near the iconic observation statue, replacing the currently modest exhibition in its pedestal. The $70 million (1.7 billion crowns) project was introduced on Thursday by its creators along with New York authorities, according to the AP agency.

The glass and concrete building, seemingly emerging directly from the ground and topped with a grassy roof, will stand beside the statue in 2019 and will be three times the size of the current museum. The site will serve, among other things, as a museum of the history of the Statue of Liberty, and different exhibitions will alternate in its halls.

Architect Nicholas Garrison designed the building, which he says will not visually compete with the statue itself and will not be the first thing visitors see upon arriving on Liberty Island. "We wanted to ensure that our building would not impede this experience," Garrison told the media, referring to the primary goal of the tourists, who number more than four million each year visiting the monument.

At first glance, the new structure will feature a tall external staircase that will lead up to a roof with a terrace. Its grassy surface is intended by the creators to serve as a home for migratory birds. Garrison hopes that the building will create the impression that it is a continuation of the local green park.