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Freeze Frame
Just to provide some scale to the size of the Statue of Liberty, here’s a photo of one of its feet. If one of the toes were turned to go up and down instead of lying flat, it would stand at about the height (if not taller) than the man standing next
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A Massive Foundation
Although work on Liberty Enlightening the World proceeded on one side of the Atlantic Ocean, efforts to build the pedestal on which it would stand stagnated on the other side. Americans initially showed a reluctance to support the project. The statue
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Did You Know ?
When first assembled in the United States in 1886, the Statue of Liberty’s right arm was attached incorrectly. It was misaligned by more than a foot. (It was fixed in 1986.) Until 1916, special visitors were permitted to climb a 40-foot ladder to rea

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