Visitors once climbed 354 steps to reach the crown or 192 steps in order to reach the top of the pedestal. There are 25 windows in the crown which symbolize 25 gemstones found on the earth. 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 (IV) 4th, (MDCCLXXVI) 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).
| Height from base to torch |
151'1" |
46.50m |
| 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" |
1.48m |
| 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" |
46.71m |
