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Did you know the Statue of Liberty’s full name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”?
This iconic symbol of freedom was a gift from France to the United States in 1886, representing the strong friendship between the two nations. Standing at 305 feet (93 meters) from the ground to the tip of her torch, Lady Liberty was once the tallest structure in the U.S.!
Her copper skin, originally reddish-brown, has turned green over time due to oxidation. The seven spikes on her crown represent the seven continents and seven seas, symbolizing universal liberty. Gustave Eiffel, who later designed the Eiffel Tower, engineered her internal framework, while the sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi modeled her face after his own mother.
At her feet lie broken chains, a powerful symbol of freedom from oppression. And here’s a quirky fact: the statue sways up to 3 inches in strong winds, and her torch can sway up to 5 inches!
Next time you see her, remember you’re looking at a monument built from 300 sheets of coin-thin copper, assembled in 350 pieces and shipped across the Atlantic.
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