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Jun 25, 2019 · The Statue of Liberty is a famous landmark with an iconic blue-green color. However, it wasn't always green. When the Statue was unveiled in 1886, it was a shiny brown color, like a penny. By 1906, the color had changed to green.
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Oct 17, 2022 · Natural weathering and oxidation turned the shiny copper structure into the green color we see today. The Statue of Liberty underwent extensive restoration in 1986.
Although the process of weathering that turned the copper covering of the 1886 Statue of Liberty from brown to its current green was gradual, color images indicated that the transformation was complete by 1920.
Jul 6, 2017 · Here's the story of how the Statue of Liberty became that iconic green color—and how it was almost reversed.
Jun 29, 2017 · The Statue of Liberty has stayed this color for over a hundred years because all the exposed copper is now oxidized: she's stable at this point of her life. At least until she...
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The statue and Liberty Island reopened to the public on July 4, 2013. Ellis Island remained closed for repairs for several more months but reopened in late October 2013. The Statue of Liberty has also been closed due to government shutdowns and protests, as well as for disease pandemics.
Dec 2, 2009 · By the early 20th century, the oxidation of the Statue of Liberty’s copper skin through exposure to rain, wind and sun had given the statue a distinctive green color, known as verdigris.
