2006-11-22 04:58:13 · 13 answers · asked by sandibrianben 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
i know what it stands for because it would look silly lying down
2006-11-22 05:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by del 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
About the Statue of Liberty
Size and Weight: Statue: 151 feet tall, nearly 225 tons, copper over steel. Pedestal: 89 feet tall, granite.
Designers: Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, born in Colmar, France, in 1834. The interior iron framework was designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, also designer of the Eiffel Tower. The statue's pedestal was designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt.
Exhibit: A permanent exhibit in the museum at the base of the statue details the statue's origin and construction as well as the story of her evolution into an international symbol of liberty.
2006-11-22 13:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by lonseddo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Statue of Liberty is made of copper. Oxidation is what gives it the distinctive green/bluish hue. The Wikipedia link is provided below.
2006-11-22 13:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Todd T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steel frame, copper skin.
2006-11-22 13:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by toomeymimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a steel frame and copper covering
2006-11-22 13:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper skin, steel supports.
2006-11-22 12:59:43 · answer #6 · answered by poetikliesense 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dried n Cured bogey
2006-11-22 13:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by bob 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Copper I think.
2006-11-22 13:04:35 · answer #8 · answered by Sherrie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper i believe - thats why it's gone that greeny shade.
2006-11-22 13:00:22 · answer #9 · answered by rainbowarrior73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
copper. it tarnished over the yrs. and gave it that greenish look .
2006-11-22 13:06:17 · answer #10 · answered by a_lara0304 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋