Question

This is the original color of the Statue of Liberty gifted to the United States by

France. It's very different from the way it looks today. Describe why it has
changed and possible causes.?

Answer 1

during the Revolutionary War, France became a close friend of Americans seeking freedom from Great Britain. To honor its friendship with America, France gave the U.S. a special gift: sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi's beautiful statue called Liberty Enlightening the World.

The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885. It came in 350 pieces packed into 214 crates. The statue was assembled on a pedestal base built by the United States. The 151-foot tall statue has become a worldwide symbol of freedom and democracy.

The Statue of Liberty's home is Bedloe's Island (renamed Liberty Island in 1956). From 1892 to 1943, “Lady Liberty" greeted over 12 million immigrants as they arrived on boats at the nearby Ellis Island Immigration Station.

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Answer 2

The Statue of Liberty represents Libertas, the Roman Goddess of Liberty. She is holding a torch and a tablet with the date of the US Declaration of Independence. She is dressed in a robe, wears a crown, and has a broken chain at her feet. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. It was designed by the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel in 1886. The US designed and paid for the granite and concrete foundation .Over the next three decades, the statue slowly began to change color. Currently, the Statue of Liberty is green in color. How did this happen? The air and water reacted with the copper metal and resulted in oxidation. This oxidation created a layer of patina, a copper carbonate. This does not harm the statue and actually helps to protect the copper sheets below.

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