Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
The statue's location is New York Harbor on Bedloe Island where Fort Hunt stood. Bedloe Island was later renamed Liberty Island.

What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
The Statue of Liberty stands for America's highest ideals of freedom. Everyone agreed with Bartholdi, the man who designed and made the Liberty, that his statue should represent "Liberty Enlightening The World"

How tall is the Statue of Liberty?
The hugh Statue grew to 151 feet and 1 inch tall, from the base to the tip of the torch (but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft). The total weight of the statue is 450,000 pounds.

Why is the Statue of Liberty green?
A mold of copper "skin" was heated and pressed over a frame and hammered by hand. This hammering, called repousse in French, made Liberty strong yet light in weight. Copper turns a green with age and exposure to the elements.

More Statue of Liberty facts and history:
• The Statue was dedicated in 1886, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States.
• Liberty was built in Paris at the workshop of Gaget, Gauthier et Cie. A small 9-foot model was made first. Then, a large 36-foot model showed workman how big each section of the Statue should be at full size.
• Bartholdi, the artist, went to his friend Gustave Eiffel to design a frame to support his great Statue. Gustave was the same man who later designed the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
• Liberty's copper "skin" was very thin, less than the thickness of two pennies.
• The Statue had been taken apart in France and was shipped to New York in 200 crates.
• When the Statue was finished, it needed a pedestal to stand on. Joseph Pulitzer, an immigrant who was publisher of the New York World newspaper, started a fundraising drive that quickly raised $100,000.
• Richard Hunt, a famous American architect trained in Paris, designed Liberty's pedestal. It was 89 feet high, and the last stone was set in 1886.
• There is an elevator inside the pedestal that takes you up to a balcony inside the great Statue.
• There are 168 steps you must climb to get to Liberty's head.
• Through the 25 "jewel" windows of her crown, you can now see both New York and New Jersey.