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.
Freedom is a colossal bronze standing figure 19Â½ feet (6 meters) tall and weighing approximately 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg). Her crest peaks at 288 feet (88 meters) above the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol. She is a female allegorical figure whose right hand holds the hilt of a sheathed sword while a laurel wreath of victory and the Shield of the United States are clasped in her left hand.