Lady Liberty

By Cindy Byfield

• Sculptor Fredric Auguste Bartholdi.• Present from France to America.• Official Name “Liberty Enlightening

the World.”

Additional Facts

• Made of Steel, Copper and Other Materials

• Made by Artists, Engineers, and Craftsman

• Head and Crown Finished First

What Materials Were Used When Making the Statue of Liberty?

                                                               

• The torch first sent to America in 1876

• Money was raised at the World’s Fair to finish the statue

• Visitors can climb all the way to the top of the torch

• Lady Liberty completed 1884.

• Lady Liberty taken apart for arrival in America

• 214 crates to ship

In 1886 Lady Liberty is standing in

New York Harbor

Dimensions of the Statue

The statue of 151 feet tall

The base is 65 feet tall

The pedestal is 89 feet tall

Liberty’s mouth is 3 feet wide

Each eye is 2 feet, 6 inches across

Her forefinger is 8 feet long

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Additional Questions

References

• Maestro, B., & Maestro, G. (1986). The Story of the Statue of Liberty. Shepard: New York

• http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm

• http://www.nps.gov/stli/prod02.htm