FAQ About The Statue of Liberty

Located on Liberty Island, Manhattan in New York.

It was a symbol of friendship between The United States and France.

It was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

A French historian Edouard de Laboulaye made the proposal whilst it was sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.

The Statue of Liberty is over 151 feet tall and weighs 225 tons.

It is constructed with copper sheets and assembled over a framework of four gigantic steel support.

Given the size and weight, it was disassembled and shipped to New York.

Yes, people are allowed into the crown.

The statue of Liberty like its official name “Liberty Enlightening the World”, torch lights the way to freedom, showing the path to liberty.

Emma Lazarus penned the words, “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”

Statue of Liberty became a UNESCO World Heritage in 1984.

The seven Spikes stands for the seven seas and the seven continents of the world.

The Statue of Liberty was modeled after the Roman goddess, Liberty or Libertas