Interesting Statue of Liberty Statistics

WTNTERESTING Jtatiue to STATISTICS TORCH The torch is the strongest symbol that Bartholdi incorporated into the Statue. In fact the Statue's real name reflects its true meaning: "Liberty Enlightening the World" RAYS OF CROWN The statue wears a crown with seven spikes. This represents the 7 seas and 7 continents of the world. CROWN AND WINDOWS Ear to ear 10 fro in 3.05 m v There are 25 windows in the crown which symbolize gemstones and the heaven's rays shining over the world. ROBE The Statue of Liberty wears a free- flowing robe or stola, which power- fully refers to the Roman influence of the goddess "Libertas", which was worshipped by freed slaves. TABLET The Statue holds a tablet in her left hand. It is a book of law based on the founding principles of this nation, a nation based on law. WRITING ON THE TABLET The table was originally blank but Bartholdi made changes. Bartholdi placed the date of America's inde- pendence on the tablet (JULY IV MD- CCLXXVI). They are in roman numer- als which are symbolic of law. Table length 23 ft 7 in 7.19 m Table width 13 ft 7 in 4.14 m SHAPE OF THE TABLET In architecture, the keystone is the stone which keeps the others Thickness of waist 35 ft 0 in 10.6 m together. Without it everything would fall apart. The keystone of this nation is the fact that it is based on law. Without law, freedom and democracy would not prevail. SANDALS The Statue of Liberty actually wears sandals. She is also not standing still; she is actually walking ahead moving forward. This goddess is lighting the path to freedom through peace, not violence. Her footwear also suggests her stature as a free person. BROKEN CHAINS Located at the Statue's feet symbol- ize the freedom that Lady Liberty has. It demonstrates that the Statue is free from oppression and servitude. GRANITE There are 13 layers of granite that comprise the body of the pedestal. The 13 colonies formed America in 1776. MORE PHYSICAL FEATURES 1 Index Finger 8 ft 0 in 2.44 m 2 Fingernail 13 in by 10 in 3 Distance across the eye 2 ft 6 in 0.76 m 4 Width of mouth 3 ft 0 in 0.91 m Other names TOTAL WEIGHT OF STATUE 450,000 "Lady Liberty" "La Liberte eclairant le monde" POUNDS WEIGHT OF CONCRETE FOUNDATION 54 Million "Mother of Exiles". POUNDS STATUE OF LIBERTY DIMENSIONS MADE edsy 11 The heel to the top of the The Height of the statue is compa able to 11 cars stacked vertically. Lady Liberty's left hand is Her right arm is as long as The total copper used for statue is about as tall as as long as an average an average school bus. the statue is as heavy as 4 11 Barack Obamas. adult giraffe. average adult elephants. fun facts STATUE OF LIBERTY USED AS LOGO and trivia NEW Y BERTE Visitors climb 354 steps to reach the crown or 192 COLUMBIA PICTURES steps in order to reach the top of the pedestal. Wind sway: winds of 50 miles per hour cause the Statue The New York Liberty of the The American film production to sway 3 inches (7.62cm) and the torch sways 5 inches Women's National Basketball and distribution company (12.70cm). Association use the Statue of Columbia Pictures used The Liberty image in their team Statue of Liberty in their logo. Statue's foundation and pedestal were aligned so that it would face southeast, greeting ships entering the logo. harbor from the Atlantic Ocean. First ever ticker-tape parade happened during the Statue of Liberty Dedication Parade when the proces- RAILROAD sion passed by New York Stock Exchange, when trad- ers threw ticker tape from the windows. * The only successful suicide in the statue's history hap- NEW JERSEY pened in 1929, when a man climbed out of one of the The New York Rangers of the The Central Railroad of New windows in the crown and jumped to his death, glanc- National Hockey League use Jersey used the national ing off the statue's breast and landing by her feet. the head of the Statue of monument as its logo. Liberty as their logo on their Total of 240 people per day are permitted to ascend third jersey. statue: ten per group, three groups per hour. Significant timelines The world's largest gift was the Statue of Liberty. The people of France gave it to the US. Origin of project was comment made by Édouard René de 1865 Laboulaye, "If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence Édouard René de Laboulaye proposed that the French 1875 finance the statue and the Americans provide the pedestal Statue of Liberty in VIDEOGAMES and the site. Statue of Liberty arm was displayed in New York's Madison GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 1882 Square Park. PARASITE EVE TEKKEN II 1883 Construction on the 15-foot (4.6 m) deep foundation began. SPIDER MAN II DUKE NUKEM ZERO HOUR 1884 (July 4) Statue of Liberty was completed and presented to Ambassador Morton at a ceremony in Paris, France. TEÉNAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES THE SIMPSONS GAME 1885 (June) Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. Statue of Liberty in TV & MOVIES 1886 (April) Pedestral construction finished. SPLASH "The New Colossus" engraved in bronze plaque was affixed to GUNDAM 1903 the inner walls of the Statue Pedestal. PLANET OF THE APES* German saboteurs set off a disastrous explosion on the Black MADAGASCAR 1916 Tom peninsula in Jersey City, The statue sustained minor damage and was closed for ten days. FUTURAMA Fort Wood (and the Statue of Liberty within it) was declared as MEN IN BLACK II 1924 a National Monument. X MEN METEOR 1938 Statue closed to the public for renovation. INDEPENDENCE DAY* THE FIFHT ELEMENT* Lights flashed "dot-dot-dot-dash," the Morse code for V, for 1944 victory. THE SIMPSONS FAMILY GUY Immigration museum, in the statue's base, was finally 1972 opened in a ceremony led by President Richard Nixon. RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION CLOVERFIELD* Start of restoration, United Nations designated the Statue of 1984 DOCTOR WHO Liberty as a World Heritage Site. GARGOYLES 1986 100th birthday of The Statue of Liberty National Monument. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW* KNOWING* Immigration museum closed due to insufficient funding for 1991 2012* operations. SKYLINE* Statue and Liberty Island closed to the public after September 2001 * In these movies, the Statue of Liberty was destroyed. 11 attack. • http://www.statueofliberty.org/fun_facts.html • http://www.statueofliberty.org/statue_history.html • http://statueofliberty.net/historical-facts/creation/ • http://statueofliberty.net/historical-facts/restoration/ 2004 Pedestal reopened. Statue of Liberty re-opened but only a limited number of 2009 • http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/819321#ixzz15gTitcAU people would be permitted to ascend to the crown each day. • http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm COMPANY HINID Head 17 ft 3 in 5.26 m Heel to top of head 111 ft 1 in 33.86 m Arm length 42 ft O in 12.8 m Hand 16 ft 5 in 5m Height of copper statue 151ft 1 in 46.05 m