Give me Liberty or give me death!

The Statue of Liberty with facts

There she is!

Liberty, I am with you!

Being Liberty and chasing it!

The first time I knew about the statue named Liberty was in 1989.  I was in Grade Six then and one of our lessons in Sibika are tourist and historical spots around the world. What is so fascinating about this Lady? For me back then, it is just one statue built along that strip near the Villa Beach.

As I grow older, my interest with Statue Liberty grew. And so, one day, after 20 years, I decided to pay her a visit.

Here are some interesting and fun facts about dear Lady Liberty:

• Official dedication ceremonies held on Thursday, October 28, 1886
• 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)
• 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
• During the restoration completed in 1986, the new torch was carefully covered with thin sheets of 24k gold
• The exterior copper covering of the Statue of Liberty is 3/32 of an inch thick (less than the thickness of two pennies) and the light green color (called a patina) is the result of natural weathering of the copper

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