Lady liberty and various facts about it

Contributed by:
Steve
This booklet contains knowledge about the Statue of Liberty and also shares some valuable facts about it.
1. The Statue of Liberty
Facts About Lady Liberty
by Rob Glomb 5/2009
2. Liberty Enlightening the World
Located on a 12 acre island, the Statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World was a
gift of friendship from the people of
France to the people of the United
States and is a universal symbol of
freedom and democracy. The Statue of
Liberty was dedicated on October 28,
1886, designated as a National Monument
in 1924 and restored for her centennial
on July 4, 1986.
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4. Liberty Facts!
• Total overall height from the base of the
pedestal foundation to the tip of the torch is 305
feet, 6 inches
• Height of the Statue from her heel to the top of
her head is 111 feet, 6 inches
• The face on the Statue of Liberty measures more
than 8 feet tall
• There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the
head of the Statue of Liberty
• A tablet held in her left hand measures 23' 7"
tall and 13' 7" wide inscribed with the date JULY
IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776)
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6. Liberty Facts Continued!
• The Statue has a 35-foot waistline
• There are seven rays on her crown, one for
each of the seven continents, each
measuring up to 9 feet in length and
weighing as much as 150 pounds
• Total weight of the Statue of Liberty is
225 tons (or 450,000 pounds)
• At the feet of the Statue lie broken
shackles of oppression and tyranny
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8. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes
command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries
she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
9. Lady Liberty/Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of the god Helios, erected on
the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 BC and 280
BC. It was roughly the same size as the Statue of Liberty in New York,
although it stood on a lower platform. It was one of the Seven Wonders of
the World.