Facts about the Statue of Liberty
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Eight iron support bars within the Statue of Liberty's right arm distribute the torch's weight, which alone measures 9 feet long and weighs 225 pounds.
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Covering 151 square feet, the Statue of Liberty's face features eyes that are each 2.5 feet wide and a nose measuring 4.5 feet in length.
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French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty's face to resemble his mother Charlotte-Amélie Cayeux.
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Lady Liberty's torch arm was exhibited separately at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition in 1876, ten years before the complete statue's dedication in New York Harbor.
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Visitors can climb 354 steps through the Statue of Liberty's interior to reach the crown, which contains 25 windows offering panoramic views of New York Harbor.
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Approximately 62,000 tons of weight distributes across the Statue of Liberty's pedestal and foundation, requiring extensive engineering to prevent settling into the bedrock of Bedloe's Island.
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In 1986, a complete restoration of the Statue of Liberty replaced 250 tons of iron framework and applied a new copper skin coating during its centennial celebration.
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Standing 305 feet tall, the Statue of Liberty's copper exterior was designed by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated in 1886.