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Statue of Liberty

New York, United States

Tiers

  1. 01Fort Wood (1811)0–11 m
  2. 02Pedestal (1886)11–44 m
  3. 03Statue (1886)44–90 m

About

Bartholdi's copper statue stands on Richard Morris Hunt's granite pedestal inside the eleven-point star of Fort Wood (1811) and faces southeast toward the harbour entrance. The model shows the robe and cloak, the raised torch with its gilded flame, the crown of seven rays and the tablet dated JULY IV MDCCLXXVI.

Location
New York, United States
Height
93 m from the foundation to the torch; the statue is 46 m
Built
statue 1875–1884 in Paris, pedestal 1884–1886; dedicated 28 October 1886
Visitors
about 4.2 million in 2019 (NPS count for the national monument)