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 Statue of Liberty is made of copper supported by an iron skeleton. 179,200 pounds (81,300 kilograms) of copper was used in Statue. 250,000 pounds (113,400 kilograms) of iâ¦ron. Total weight of the Statue is 450,000 pounds (225 tons). The thickness of Copper sheeting is 3/32 inch (2.37mm), about the thickness of a penny. .