Fun trivia about The Statue of Liberty

When it was gifted to the United States from France in 1886, it was a reddish copper color!! Over about 30 years, the copper went through an oxidation process and lost its copper color. Now the green we see is the result of that oxidation. 🫢🙂🗽

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SandWitch · 26-30, F

Another fun trivia fact about The Statue of Liberty is that the first one made in France actually fell off the floating barge it was being transport in as it entered New York Harbor.

It sunk to the bottom of the harbor and another Statue of Liberty had to be made in France to replace the one that fell off the barge. That original statue is still sitting at the bottom of New York Harbor but poses no threat to sea navigation.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@SandWitch Wow I didn't know that....so interesting. It was the same size too?

SandWitch · 26-30, F

@Coralmist
They are both totally identical. It was only the top portion of the statue that fell off the barge because the entire Statue of Liberty is constructed in several layered sections for ease of transport from Europe. That top portion was about 20 feet high.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@SandWitch Oh so her crown essentially went under, or face too?

SandWitch · 26-30, F

@Coralmist

Yes, the whole area above her chest. The entire statue is comprised of about 350 individual pieces which required assembling in New York when it got there.