Height from the ground to the tip of the torch - 93 meters, including base andpedestal. The height of the statue from the top of the pedestal to the torch - 46 meters.The statue was constructed of thin sheets of copper, minted in wooden forms.Formed sheets were then mounted on a steel skeleton.Usually, the statue is open to visitors, usually arriving by ferry. From the corona, where you can climb the stairs, opened an extensive view of the NewYork Harbor. The museum, located in the pedestal (and accessible by elevator), is a exhibition of the history of the statue.A statue was entrusted to the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.Conceived it as a gift for the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, According to one version, the Bartholdi was a French even naturschitsa: beautiful, recently widowed Isabella Boyer, wife of Isaac Singer, founder andentrepreneur in the field of sewing machines. ”She got rid of the awkwardpresence of her husband who left her only with the most preferred attributes in society: the state … and children. From the very beginning of his career inParis, she was well-known personality. Being a beautiful French widow of an American businessman, it was a good model for the Statue of LibertyBartholdi. “