9 Secrets of the Statue of Liberty Most People Don't Know
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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most (if not THE most) famous monuments in the world. Anyone visiting New York City can see her, but not everyone knows that Lady Liberty has her own secrets. One of them is - she might not even be a lady at all!
Or do you know, for example, that number seven meant a lot for the Statue's creators? It's easy to notice the Statue has seven spikes on its crown, symbolizing universal liberty across the seven oceans and continents. But there are less obvious references to the number seven. Btw, you can see this monument not in NYC only!
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TIMESTAMPS:
The Statue of Liberty was once split into pieces 0:21
It was one of history's first crowd-funding campaigns 1:04
The Statue of Liberty wasn’t always green 2:05
It used to serve as a lighthouse 2:32
It's all about number seven 3:04
The construction supporting the Statue was designed by Gustave Eiffel 3:39
It might have masonic ties 4:41
The face of the Statue of Liberty could be that of a man 5:45
There's more than one Statue of Liberty 7:08
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Statue of Liberty on the Île aux Cygnes in Paris, taken from a bateau-mouche: By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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As seen from Central Park West: By Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA - New York Historical Society, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
A cornerstone with bronze relief images: By Norbert Schnitzler - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Denarius (42 BC) issued by Cassius Longinus and Lentulus Spinther, depicting the crowned head of Libertas, with a sacrificial jug and lituus on the reverse: By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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SUMMARY:
- It's really hard to picture it, but the Statue actually arrived from France on June 17, 1885, in over 300 copper pieces. The precious cargo was traveling in 214 crates on the French ship, Isère.
- Then, American newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer stepped in. Even though 80% of the donations were small ones from middle-class citizens, Pulitzer managed to collect the necessary amount from over 120,000 donors.
- The Statue of Liberty is made of copper, so it was originally about the same color as a penny. According to the New York Historical Society, it turned completely green because of oxidation by 1920.
- The statue was originaly supposed to serve as a lighthouse for ships sailing into New York Harbor. And, two years after it arrived in the US, it actually became one.
- There are 16 leaves around the torch, and the monument itself is 151 feet tall. The sum of both those digits is seven as well. Clearly, that number meant a lot for the Statue's creators.
- Famous engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel helped design the steel internal framework to keep the statue stable. It's strong enough to withstand around 600 bolts of lightning a year.
- Most people are positive it's a representation of the Roman goddess of freedom, Libertas. The widely accepted story is that Bartholdi modeled her face after his mother.
- Author and journalist, Elizabeth Mitchell, however, claims that the sculptor actually used his brother's face as a model!
- Another theory was presented by French writer Nathalie Salmon, who claims Lady Liberty was modeled after her ancestor Sarah Salmon.
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Do you think the Statue of Liberty is a male or female? 5:45
Give me a break, do men have to have everything? No the Statue of Liberty is NOT a guy. She is a strong, enduring WOMAN!
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Female my dude -w-
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The Statue of Liberty's arm must be exhausted 😅
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I visited the Statue of Liberty when I was maybe 13. It was mid-summer and the cooling system inside was broken, so it felt about 120 degrees inside. Everyone was sweating buckets. Having just come from a comic book store, I realized I had some polybags and backing boards in my bag, so I pulled a board out and started fanning myself. The people who saw me started offering me $1 a board, and I ended up selling a bunch of them--enough to recover what I spent at the store. 😁
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Dude! Every time I've been to the Statue Of Liberty....The ACs been broken!
The statue also has broken chains by her feet that a lot of people don't know about.
thats true, it was a symbol of slavery, she was black, that will never be mentioned
@@spit-somaniac2107 She's not black, thats abundantly clear
What are they called?!?!??
@@spit-somaniac2107 that part where dude said an Arab peasant woman, no it was an African peasant woman, they not going to tell you that, that's why they say Arab, they really trying to just get rid of black culture in the usa
@@bradleywoods3742 they sent that statue back to France and had them destroy it, they not going to tell you that, and that's when this statue was sent over
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Regarding 4:05 the “steel” internal framework to keep the statue stable, the framework was originally made of iron rather than from steel. Furthermore to prevent galvanic corrosion between the copper skin and the internal iron skeleton, Alexander Gustave Eiffel insulated them from contact by using a protective barrier made from asbestos cloth impregnated with shellac.
Ok
First of all the statues torch was sent to America in 1876 for the first American Exposition (World’s Fair) and got there so late that it only was seen by visitors in the last few months of the exposition. It was then moved to Madison Square Park in NYC to be a showpiece and create interest (and raise money for the project of building the pedestal)
In 1878 the head (bust) of Liberty was displayed at the French Exposition in Paris. The whole statue was completed in 1884 in Paris.
In 1882/83 the artist Bartholdi realized that the torch was still in nyc and needed to be fit to the rest of the body in Paris (so, a crew took the arm and torch apart and sent it back to France to be placed on the statue) to complete it in 1884 when it was “officially” given to the people of the United States in a Veronica July 4th 1884.
The statue was then taken apart, boxed and shipped to the United States in 1885.
The pedestal wasn’t complete in 1885 but many events and fundraisers took place in nyc and America. Pulitzer seeing that the fundraising slowed helped to complete the fund for the pedestal by promoting the fund and accepting money for the pedestal through his newspaper “The NY World”. So, yes with his help the remaining money for the pedestal was acquired and it could be completed and the statue placed on it.
The Statue of Liberty opened on October 28,1886 after a parade (the first ever ticker tape parade) down Broadway.
That Date adds to 7 as well! Those at the top love thier numbers.
I think it's absolutely lovely : the expression of friendship between France and USA,
expressed in the Statue of Liberty.
The broken chains at the base must symbolize freedom.
Excellent.
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Yes it symbolizes the the end of slavery in the US.
Yea and celebrate United States independence
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With gold light.
As a child, I walked up to the crown. I still remember it. It was likely free at the time (eons ago).
How old are you now?
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@@margies5625 I know that you are older than 12
Your video is great. I didnt know about the plaque on the inside. Or that it was originally copper and turned green from oxidation. I learned alot. I watch Taylor's grand adventures alot , one of my faves. Your channel is a new favorite too. Great job
Watch the movie ..Saving Private Ryan! It will break your heart to see the movie and will only secure the reason why it needs to stay! 18 year old boys and men dying for our cause!
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Me: wait, shes a girl?
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And another fact: The Statue of Liberty has been destroyed several times..
In movies.
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The Statue of Liberty has many synchronicities with the Greek Goddess Hekate, a goddess of the crossroads bearing twin torches and associated with magic and protection. The Hecate Chiaramonti sculpture shows the familiar crown with spikes.
It's lucifer
I agree….She guides souls from the darkness and protects them.
Wow bright side you give us so much information you don’t even know
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I'm really afraid that we will come to the time were in all the big statues and building will collapse
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There is also a small replica in Norway where the copper used to build this statue comes from.
He neglected to mention she is built right on top of an old fort that was never torn down.
Oh. Sounds interesting. Didn't know this.
An old star Ford that was built by horse and mule back in like the early 1800s. Idk how we built something of that quality during horse and buggy/ wild west times, the technology we had was basically only wood.
@@KyleTO7 Not even. Look at many of our history buildings. Bricks, mortar, and stone.
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Awesome information about this monument. Keep it up
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When I went to the statue of liberty a few years ago, I climbed a lot of stairs. I have NO IDEA how I just kept on going if it was wayyyy to much stairs.
They should make a elevator.
@@lianyushi2886 that would low-key deface the statue adding all that extra electrical work plus they would probably have to build a hole for it to go in because the statue is already claustrophobic as fk as it is.
I read a book about Gustave effiel he came up with the idea of the effiel tower
Great Secrets revealed...
Very Informative and Educational.
I learned its history from watching "Ballerina" 😆 it explains everything, 🗼
Me too🤣🤣
Yeah but ballarina also made a few mistakes about it too, the statue was green in ballarina when it was in France, even though it wasn't in real life
so was it true the face was made to resemble the creators mother? or is it a man?
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I learn so much from this video i hope you will make more videos.
Interesting! I learnt quite a lot form this video. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful, I always wanted to travel there, I hope I make it one day.
Thankyou for the information 😁 loved it! I have never visited The Statue but would love to . Thanks for the information 👍😁.
A bit of common sense would have told you she had to be pieces at one time. I mean: as if she just magically appeared in her entirety.
I've also seen a smaller liberty! On land in chicago what made my heart heart beating so fast is when u said world's fair was talking about that at school!!!
There's also a small version atop a building on the upper west side in Manhattan, today...
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@@jadenthattil5449 You’re acting like people can’t be excited or happy anymore
The real had a black woman on it look it up now.
There's also a statue of Liberty in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg.
I useto be able to see the statue from my home town. I visited few times over the years. It is massive
I just saw it and thought it was small it seems much larger in films
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There is also one on the Susquehanna river in Pennsylvania i think. It was made as a prank but then when i was put up on the island in the Susquehanna, everyone loved it so they kept it there. Then a storm blew it down and everyone donated to help make it rebuilt. Then they decided to build with stronger material and it would be taller.
After they finished assembling the statue. They found Three bolts, and didn't know where they went to. Someone said " They always send a few extra just incase you lose one."
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There is also a replica of the Lady in Colmar, France, the home town of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
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Bartholdi first hired engineer Viollet-le-Duc to assist him in designing the internal support structure. he died in 1879 leaving no indication of how he intended to connect the copper skin of the figure to the masonry support. One documentary I saw several years ago said he planned to connect the outer skin to the stone support using oak timbers.
I live in America i Saw it and i want to know the Secrets but I DONT HAVE BATERY
@@yuliet1530 Spelling!
@@yuliet1530 It’s BATTERY
The coolest fact you missed! Which is WHY the lantern is closed now to the public and has been for the past 100 years. Go look it up. Very cool story.
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I’m from Scotland 🏴 I cannot wait to travel to America 🇺🇸 New York and Philadelphia is where I want to visit.
France has always been a close friend of the US. Many people seem to forget this.
Yes France allowed the USA to obtain their independence. And the first language in the United States was almost French
Without France the US would still be a colony of the UK. Well a colony that isn't hidden anyway.
In that case, will the US ever give back the gold they 'protected' for France during WW2? I don't think so. Think about that whilst pouring red wine down the drain and changing French fries to freedom fries, derp.
France owes us orders of magnitude more than we've ever owed them. We bled for their insane WWI nonsense then literally saved their entire continent 20 years later and even now we provide massive military welfare for
them for generations. We'll take cash check or bitcoin.
Rohn Daughtry I dont
There is also a small one I'm my home town. I don't know much about it but it did in front of a jewelry store
Thanks for best clip.
Yes I have learned something new today -that the statue of liberty is made of Copper and its getting upgrated to Platinium-much better-Blessed it Be.
So, the green is actually copper but before I knew it was copper, I thought it was just green stone.
I love that 1885 drone footage at 0:35!
Actually, the very first crowd funded project in modern history is the Washington Monument in 1848-1856. As a matter of fact, it was the success of the Washington Monument's public donations funding what inspired Pulitzer to launch his campaign.
This was a great video
Don't forget about the one that sits on the Susquehanna River that is a 25 foot tall replica of the original outside of Harrisburg PA
This is a great explanation
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Another Fact:
The statue of liberty has Morton's toe meaning the toe next to the big toe on the statue of liberty is longer than its big toe.
simisthebest I have that, from my dad
Simisthebest........You are so observant.......I am thinking you probably have the same kind of big toe......as I do...because psychologist say...
that what “ intrigues the mind most.....is what concerns the person himself or herself most ..”
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Mithras Zoroastrian the 7 is as
1: Corax
2: Nymphus
and so on look them up, its Mithras a Roman God. Christian know who Mithra is they plagiarized the entire story of Jesus from Mithra word for word day for day disciple for disciple not a matter of who was first ..Mithraism was 200 years before the magic baby
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I don't know the reason since I've been born and came to senses I found it amazing no one had told me but its my personal taste to visit there and surely I'll make a painting of it
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Statue of Liberty Facts:
(1) There are 7 rays on her crown, representing the 7 continents of the world. The length of each ray is 9 feet and weight around150 pounds.
(2) The Statue of Liberty weighted around 225 tons.
(3) Its height from the base of the pedestal foundation to the torch is 305 feet, 6 inches.
(4) 12 persons can stand in Torch.
(5) 40 persons can stand in the Head.
(6) Total weight of Statue is 450,000 pounds.
(7) The statue’s full name is Liberty Enlightening the World.
(8) She holds a torch and tablet upon which is inscribed the date of American Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).
(9) There are 25 windows in the crown.
(10) She is actually French
(11) Lady Liberty wears a size 879 shoe.
(12) Big is Beautiful.
Thank you.
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Regarding 2:29, patina is general terminology referring to the colored coating on the surface of metals. However the particular green color on the Statue of Liberty is known as verdigris.
Poor France celebrating it’s revolution and not the us giving it a cool building thing
The statue of liberty is another wonder of this world
For how many years "lady" liberty was standing, staring, carrying a torch, a book and a hopeless stone heart.
LOL.
_"We had to move out once we’d filled the head with garbage. The end.”_
Beautiful.
Fun fact: If you look at the bottom of the Statue of Liberty, you would see broken chains.
probably because the statue of liberty was actually supposed to be a statue of slaves being free
Yes liberty means freedom there was a song my class listened to called u can keep the u in the USA
i heard that the statue's face was probably modeled after an Egyptian woman, when the plan was to put the statue in Egypt.
Brilliant 🤘😀
I remember when that cargo carrying all the pieces came to shore like if it was yesterday. 😁
Fun Fact: The Ghostbusters used the Statue as a giant mech
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What about the neuralyzer in her torch? 😎
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Another Fun Tid=Bit:
The Parody of the Statue in GTA IV was Modeled after Hilary Clinton and
is holding a cup of Coffee.
I want to go see the Statue of Liberty!
Wow 👏 I did not know that 😳
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What about the story that the broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery?
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Exactly
was waiting for myself but hey it's a white man telling his part. Sara so gorgeous tho 😂😂😂😂😂😂
From what I understand this is the Second incarnation of the Statue. The first was sent back to France because it was actually a Black Woman with the broken chains at her feet. Don't believe these lies told to the Children that allows Caucasians to think that they created everything and that they were first at everything. HISTORY IS A LIE!!!!
No that was the liberation of the arabian transvestites
Woah.... Amazing!!
Thanks for posting the video. Not many people know about the anniversary of the French revolution, which is also my birthday
Im from philippines but i rather like the statue of lapu lapu
Edit:thx for the likes and reply's!
Im filipino to
Yeah lapu lapu is more beautiful
Im filipina
Ako Filipino ako
Hahahahahahha putek oo, pero hindi ko pa nakikita yun lapu lapu statue
Never been to the Statue of Liberty. But have been in the St. Lous Arch. It was AWESOME!
It was during the Christmas season, trees were trimmed in white lights, and the horizon had a Dusk ribbon due to the sun was going down.
My first trip to New York it took 12 hours to fly there. When we got to the New York area I looked out the window of the plane and saw the statue of liberty for the first time lit up
What was your reaction then?
you learn something new every day😄
The replica at Pont de l"Alma has become a memorial (of sorts) to Princess Diana as it is in the immediate vicinity of the site of accident which killed her.
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No mention of the fact that the torch on the Pont De Alma has been adopted as an unofficial memorial to Princess Diana who died in the tunnel beneath it?
Amazing
I love how the thumbnail is just zoomed into a random part of the statue 😂🤣
✨suspense✨
While I,Californian, lived in NYC around 3 yrs, 1956-59, visited Statue of Liberty many times …best one was during wintertime with snow coating…
I love this channel
I have heard most of things mentioned. I visited the statue in 1987 after the renovation she is beautiful! J
There’s a replica of the Statue of Liberty in Paragould , Arkansas. On country court house grounds.
I love history! I have there as a young child. I was inside but do not like going up. I think I 3 or 4.
Now I would love to go up inside.!
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WHAT!?!? I never knew this!!!. (So interesting)
As if I knew it, !!!
I like the Statue of Liberty But I’m from Philippines And I also learn how to speak English
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Thank you the very interesting piece of history of my country United States of America !
That is so awesome
I just love your site! I really enjoyed this one more than most, because I was able to come see our Lady in 1999 with my bestfriend. He passed away 8mo after our trip. I know I'll never get to NYC again. That trip still makes me smile. Notice I said LADY! GOD BLESS AMERICA! 🇺🇸 + 🇫🇷 Viva la France!
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And when I saw that last scene in Planet of the Apes (1968), I was sick to my stomach. When you're only five years old you're quite impressionable; soooo, I believed everything I heard & saw. I ran out of the theatre crying like kids do if you "take candy" from them! When I was repeatedly told it was 'pretend' I refused to believe it. I was obsessed with OUR LADY ever since.
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There is also a small statue of Liberty on top of Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, Scotland