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Fact File of Statue of Liberty

Listing date: 1984

Location : 1 Liberty Island

Unique qualities:

-         The interior can be accessed but has a maximum of 1500 visitors per day

-         The flame on the torch is coated in gold leaf

-         46 metres tall alone, 93 metres tall including the pedestal

-         The Bronze Plaque reads “The New Collosus” a poem by Emma Lazarus

-         The Statue of Liberty is on the back of all $1 American coins

-         Made of pure copper

-         Winds of 80km/h sways the statue 7.6 cm

Interesting and useful Information

-         Entitled “Liberty Enlightening the world” on October 28 1886

-         Tourists, locals and immigrants are all welcome to see the statue

-         Given to USA from France as a token of friendship

-         Frederic Bartholdi designed the sculpture in 1876

-         USA built the base, France built the statue and assembled it

-         After the September 11 attacks the statue was closed until 2004 august

-         In 1964, FBI discovered a plot to destroy the statue

-         The ladder to the torch has been closed since 1916

-         The statue has a maximum of 15000 visitors per day

Route to the Statue of Liberty from Airport

The quickest way to travel from John F Kennedy International Airport to The Statue of Liberty is to travel to Bayonne (road transport required)

 where you can take a ferry there. From Sydney the quickest way is to catch a flight to John F Kennedy International Airport and follow the previous directions.