A cubic yard is any volume of material that is 3 feet long by 3 feet wide by three feet deep, or 3â² X 3â² X 3â². To find how many cubic yards you will need multiply the length times the width times the depth and divide by 27.
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service, Statue of Liberty National Monument. Pedestal construction began with the pouring of 54,000,000 pounds of concreteâsaid to be the largest concrete foundation of its time. The concrete walls were designed to be up to 20 feet thick, with blocks of granite to finish the facade.
There is a grand total of 354 steps from the base through the pedestal to the crown. One hundred ninety-two steps take you from the base to the top of the pedestal, and then there are 162 steps inside the statue. My guidebooks here in Cairo say the original design was intended for Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt.