ocr: Statue ofLiberty, US.A. About the Statue ofLiberty The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of treedom recognized all over the world, was a gift to the people - of the United States from the people of France. The statue of hammered copper, which was dedicated in 1886, is 151 feet (45.3 m) high from torch to feet and weighs 225 tons. It stands ona pedestal that is slightly taller than the statue itself! LadyLiberty STATUE OF raises the torchofliberty in her LIBERTY right hand and holds in her left hand a tablet inscribed with the date of the Declarationof Independence.