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Jun 5, 2024 · Standing 305 feet (93 metres) high including its pedestal, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) in her left.
Height of copper statue (to torch): 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) From ground level to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)
Nov 22, 2017 · The height of the Statue of Liberty depends on how it is measured. The statue itself is 151 feet tall, measured from the base of the statue to the torch. However, if the foundation and pedestal are included, then the statue has a height of 305 feet.
Dec 2, 2009 · Over the next four months, workers reassembled the statue and mounted it on the pedestal; its height reached 305 feet (or 93 meters), including the pedestal. On October 28, 1886,...
Wind Sway: 50 mph winds cause the Statue to sway up to 3 inches and the torch up to 6 inches. Direction: The Statue faces southeast in perfect symmetry with the placement of Fort Wood and how people would see the Statue while entering the harbor. Crown: 25 windows and seven rays make up the crown.
Apr 24, 2023 · Torch: The torch held by the statue is 29 feet tall and weighs 450,000 pounds, covered in 24K gold leaf, and was replaced in 1986. Pedestal: The pedestal is 89 feet tall and is made of concrete and granite.
Nov 13, 2018 · The original Statue of Liberty torch — 3,600 pounds of copper and glass, and 16 feet tall — is being moved to the other side of Liberty Island. In advance of the crane’s arrival, we took...
