Curiosities
Here are a few interesting things about the liberty statue that everyone should know
Here are a few interesting things about the liberty statue that everyone should know
The head of the statue was displayed at the World's Fair in Paris in 1878.
The statue has an iron infrastructure and copper exterior which has turned green due to oxidation.
Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower was also behind the design for Liberty’s ‘spine’.
The statue’s most famous cinematic appearance was in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, where it is seen half buried in sand.
There are various replicas of the statue, including a smaller version in Paris, and one on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada.
Andy Warhol painted “Statue of Liberty” as part of his Pop Art series in the 1960s. It is estimated to be worth in excess of $35m.