Number 4: The Constructions Supporting The Statue Was Designed By Gustave Eiffel

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty was built in old fort wood on Liberty Island it currently hosts museums that show the history of the statue with old photographs videos recorded oral histories and the original torch Lady Liberty was holding in 1886 famous engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel sound familiar help design the steel internal framework to keep the statues stable it’s strong enough to withstand around 600 bolts of lightning a year when the wind is high the statue can sway by around 3 inches and it’s torch about five inches 354 steps lead up to the crown of Lady Liberty which is open to visitors but the torch is off-limits speaking of visiting the Statue have you ever been there I have and walked all those 300 some steps to inside her head and looked out through those cool windows it was kind of claustrophobic and very cool.