INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT STATUE OF LIBERTY

 

The Statue of Liberty is a gigantic and massive neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York city, in the United States. Some interesting and riveting facts about the same are:-

1- The statue of liberty’s full name is Liberty Enlightening the World.

2- Lady Liberty herself is a rendition of the Roman goddess of freedom, Libertas.

3- The seven spikes on the statue’s crown represents the seven continents and oceans of the world.

4- Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from France in 1886. It was created by Edourd de Laboulaye of France. This giant statue honors the friendship and the allegiance to liberty between France and The United States.

 

5- The head of the statue was displayed at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1878, before the statue appeared in America.

 

6- From the ground to the top of the torch the statue measures 93 metres, and weighs 204 metric tonnes.

 

7- 300 different types of hammers were used to create the copper structure.

 

8- The visitors have to climb 354 stairs to reach the statue’s crown where they can relish the view of New York from 25 windows.

 

9- Rumor exists that the statue’s face was modeled after the sculptor’s mother, Charlotte.

 

10- The statue of Liberty has a Morton’s toe, which means that the second toe is larger than the first toe.

 

11- She holds a torch and tablet upon which is inscribed the date of American Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).

 

12- The statue’s original torch was substituted in 1984 by a new copper torch covered in 24k gold leaf.

13- The statue turned green because of damage. Her exterior is copper that has turned colors due to oxidation. But this green coating serves as protection from further corrosion.

 

14- Two people have successfully committed suicide by jumping off the statue, one in 1929, and the other in 1932. Few others also tried but survived.

 

15- It is thought that Lady Liberty is hit by approximately 600 bolts of lightning every year since she was built.