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1. The statue's copper color is due to natural weathering and oxidation.
2. The statue was originally intended to be a lighthouse.
3. The statue's official name is "Liberty Enlightening the World."
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4. The statue's torch was replaced in the 1980s.
5. The statue's designer, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, used his mother as a model for the face.
6. The statue was shipped to the United States in 350 pieces.
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7. The statue's pedestal was financed through a fundraising campaign.
8. The statue was completed in France in 1884.
9. The statue's crown has seven spikes, representing the seven continents.
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10. The statue's arm holding the torch was displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
11. The statue's tablet bears the date "July IV MDCCLXXVI" (July 4, 1776).
12. The statue's copper skin is only 3/32 of an inch thick.
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13. The statue stands on a pedestal designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt.
14. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
15. The statue's torch was covered in real gold leaf until 1986.
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16. The statue was a gift from France to the United States.
17. The statue's pedestal was the first part to be completed.
18. The statue's torch has been closed to visitors since the 1916 Black Tom explosion.
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19. The statue's face measures more than 8 feet tall.
20. The statue's heel is 18 feet long.
21. The statue's crown contains 25 windows.
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22. The statue stands over 305 feet tall.
23. The statue's frame is made of iron and steel.
24. The statue was constructed in France and then disassembled for shipment.
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25. The statue's original torch was damaged during World War I.
26. The statue was designated a National Monument in 1924.
27. The statue's crown was closed to visitors following the September 11 attacks.