Besides being called 'Statue of Liberty' it is also fondly known as Lady Liberty. The height of the statue is 152 feet. The statue was built from copper sheets mounted onto a steel framework. "Liberty Enlightening the World" was made using 300 hammered sheets of copper and weighed an astounding 225 tons. The statue was not green from inception, it turned green due to atmospheric conditions, the main being acidic rainfall. The statue is of an upright woman dressed in a flowing robe, wearing a 7-point spiked crown. The 7-point spiked crown is said to represent the seven continents or the seven seas. Lady Liberty holds a torch high over her head in the right hand, and holds a tablet close to her body in the left hand. The tablet contains the text "July IV MDCCLXXVI" meaning July 4, 1776, commemorating the independence day of The United States of America. The exact height of the statue is 151 feet and one inch, but for purpose of convenience we put it down as 151 or 152 feet tall. The foundation (pedestal and 11-point star foundation) measures a total 154 feet. The statue underwent massive restoration in 1984 for the rededication held on July 4, 1986. Each of the 1350 iron bars were replaced by stainless-steel bars because the iron bars were all severely corroded. The torch that we see today is not the original torch of 1886. This torch was replaced during the 1984-86 restoration because restoration was found unsuitable. The original torch underwent major modifications in ...