Statue Statistics

Height from top of base to torch	151'1"	46.05m
Ground to tip of torch	305'1"	92.99m
Heel to top of head	111'1"	33.86m
Length of hand	16'5"	5.00m
Index finger	8'0"	2.44m
Head from chin to cranium	17'3"	5.26m
Head thickness from ear to ear	10'0"	3.05m
Distance across the eye	2'6"	.76m
Length of nose	4'6"	1.37m
Length of right arm	42'0"	12.80m
Thickness of right arm	12'0"	3.66m
Thickness of waist	35'0"	10.67m
Width of mouth	3'0"	.91m
Length of tablet	23'7"	7.19m
Width of tablet	13'7"	4.14m
Thickness of tablet	2'0"	.61m
Ground to top of pedestal	154'0"	46.94m

There are 25 windows in the crown which symbolize gemstones found on the earth and the heaven's rays shining over the world. The seven rays of the Statue's crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world. The tablet which the Statue holds in her left hand reads (in Roman numerals) "July 4th, 1776." The total weight of copper in the Statue is 62,000 pounds (31 tons) and the total weight of steel in the Statue is 250,000 pounds (125 tons). Total weight of the Statue's concrete foundation is 54 million pounds (27,000 tons). The copper sheeting of the Statue is 3/32 of an inch thick or 2.37mm.

Wind sway: winds of 50 miles per hour cause the Statue to sway 3 inches (7.62cm) and the torch sways 5 inches (12.70cm).

On October 28th, 1886 President Grover Cleveland accepted the Statue on behalf of the United States and said in part: "We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected."

The National Park Service commemorates the anniversary of the Statue of Liberty annually on October 28^th.

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