"Taking the form of a veiled peasant woman the statue was to stand 86 feet high, and its pedestal was to rise to a height of 48 feet."
— Statue of Liberty

January 1, 1970

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ArtBuildings and structures in New York CityMonuments and memorials in the United StatesStatues
Original Language: English

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Barry Moreno, The Statue of Liberty page 16; as quoted in The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman] by Erin Blakemore, smithsonian.com, (November 24, 2015)