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Statue of Liberty: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 92.989 m.

total height including pedestal

92.989 m ≈ 9,298.9 cm. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1886Opening

The measurement includes the pedestal; the statue alone is about 46 metres tall.

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Statue of Liberty, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

The measurement includes the pedestal; the statue alone measures approximately 46 metres. Displayed dimension: total height including the pedestal.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Dimension checked in a primary source that was consulted.

Detailed interpreted illustration. It is not a photograph, an architectural survey or an exact scientific reconstruction.

Opening: 1886. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. Date of the inauguration in New York, not of all manufacturing stages in France.