The Statue of Liberty was originally a dull copper color, but after 20 years it oxidized and was covered in green petina.


Statue Facts

If you have ever visited the Statue of Liberty in person, you already know 

she's an imposing figure, but consider the following fun facts:

Height & Weight
  • Total overall height from the base of the pedestal foundation to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 6 inches
  • Height of the Statue from her heel to the top of her head is 111 feet, 6 inches
  • The Statue has a 35-foot waistline
  • Total weight of the Statue of Liberty is 225 tons (or 450,000 pounds)
 

 Torch
  • During the restoration completed in
  • 1986,
  •  the new torch was carefully covered
  •  with thin sheets of 24k gold
Crown & Face
  • There are seven rays on her crown, one for each of the seven continents, each measuring up to 9 feet in length and weighing as much as 150 pounds
  • The face on the Statue of Liberty measures more than 8 feet tall
 
 Tablet & Dates
  • A tablet held in her left hand measures
  •  23' 7" tall and 13' 7" wide inscribed with 
  • the date JULY IV MDCCLXXVI 
  • (July 4, 1776)
  • Official dedication ceremonies
  •  held on Thursday, October 28, 1886
Chains
  • At the feet of the Statue lie broken shackles of oppression and tyranny
 
 Steps & Color
  • There are 154 steps from the
  •  pedestal 
  • to the head of the Statue of
  •  Liberty
  • The exterior copper covering 
  • of the Statue 
  • of Liberty is 3/32 of an inch thick 
  • (less than
  •  the thickness of two pennies) 
  • and the light green color 
  • (called a patina) 
  • is the result of natural weathering 
  • of the copper

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