Did you know the Statue of Liberty is made of copper, just like a penny? She used to be shiny brown but turned green over time! 🗽🪙
Lady Liberty has giant feet! If she needed shoes, she would wear a whopping size 879—that is way bigger than your shoes! 👟😲
The statue was actually a giant friendship gift from France to America, and it arrived in 350 pieces like a massive puzzle! 🎁🧩
The seven spikes on Lady Liberty's crown stand for the seven oceans and seven continents of the world! 👑🌎
The torch she holds high in the air is covered in real, shiny 24-karat gold that sparkles beautifully in the sun! ✨🔥
The Statue of Liberty's official name is "Liberty Enlightening the World" – and she was a gift from the people of France to the United States. Bip Bap Bop
The statue stands over 305 feet tall from the bottom of its platform to the tip of the torch – that is longer than eight school buses lined up end to end! asu
The internal iron frame was engineered by Gustave Eiffel – the same man who built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The statue was shipped from France to the United States in 350 separate pieces packed into 214 wooden crates.
There are 354 steps to climb inside the statue from the base all the way up to the crown.
The torch was once accessible to visitors, but was permanently closed after German agents caused an explosion nearby in 1916 that damaged the arm and torch
Lady Liberty's left foot steps on a broken chain, symbolizing the end of slavery and tyranny in the United States
The face of the Statue of Liberty was modeled after the mother of sculptor Bartholdi himself.
















