10 Interesting Facts about Statue of Liberty

The statue was created by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi 

built by Gustave Eiffel as a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States.

Having been finished in France in July 1884

The Statue was transported to New York Harbor on June 17, 1885

Millions of people watched as President "Grover Cleveland" 

305 feet and 6 inches tall from the ground up to the top of the torch

About 225 tonnes is the Statue of Liberty weighed.

The full height of the Statue, from the base to the crown of her head, is 111 feet and 6 inches.

During 1986 refurbishment, thin sheets of 24k gold were painstakingly applied to the new torch.

The shackles of oppression and tyranny lie shattered at the Statue's base.