The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the United States to commemorate Franco-American 100 years of friendship. The statue also celebrates the centenary of America's independence.
The statue is basically known as "Liberty Enlightening the World."
1. Height & Weight Of The Statue of Liberty
Total overall height from the base to the torch is 305 feet and 6 inches.
The accurate height of the Statue is 111 feet an d 6 inches from her heel to her head
The total weight of this "Liberty Enlightening the World " Statue is 450,000 pounds (or 225 tons).
2. Crown & Face Of The Statue of Liberty
The face of the statue is 8 feet all.
On Crown of the statue of liberty there are 7 (seven) rays on in representing the 7 continents. each crown is 9 feet long and having 150 pounds of weight.
There are 354 steps to the crown.
There are 25 windows in the crown.
3.Tablet & Dates Of The Statue of Liberty
The Official ceremonies to place the statue of liberty was held on 28 October, 1886 and the day was Thursday.
A statue of the liberty held a tablet in her left hand.
on the tablet 'JULY IV MDCCLXXVI' (4 July, 1776) is written.
This tablet measures 23'7" tall and 13'7" wide.
4. Chains Of The Statue of Liberty
At the feet of the idol are tortured and cruel vessels of cruelty.
5. Torch Of The Statue of Liberty
The torch was covered with the thin 24k gold sheets during the restoration process in 1986.
8. Stories of the Statue of Liberty
The statue’s most famous cinematic appearance was in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, where it is seen half buried in sand.
The Statue of Liberty is also destroyed during the making of films Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow.
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