What people don't realize is that sheetrock and tile over a wood framed wall is NOT considered any more fireproof than beadboard. You can still burn things through a pan or a clay crock, and the flammable material behind tile can still get extremely dry and ignite.
Over the next four months, workers reassembled the statue and mounted it on the pedestal; its height reached 305 feet (or 93 meters), including the pedestal. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators.
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty is 450,000 pounds (225 tons). The copper alone weighs around 100 U.S. tons and is 3â32 of an inch thickâa little less than the thickness of two pennies. It was hammered by hand into plates, which are attached to the interior iron frame.