Replicas of the Statue of Liberty arm and a sphere in the right arm representing the world. A small replica in lego is situated in Legoland in Billund. A copy is in the German "Heidepark Soltau" theme park, located on a lake with cruising Mississippi steamboats. It weighs 28 metric tons (31 short tons), is made of plastic foam on a steel frame with polyester cladding, and was designed by the Dutch artist Gerla Spee. A green painted replica of the Statue of Liberty can be found near Mulnamina More, County Donegal, Ireland. A replica stands atop the Hotel Victory in Pristina, Kosovo. A 33 ft
Statue of Liberty home on the island was severely damaged, stated that it would be "optimistically ... months" before the island was reopened to the public. The statue and Liberty Island reopened to the public on July 4, 2013. Ellis Island remained closed for repairs for several more months but reopened in late October 2013. For part of October 2013, Liberty Island was closed to the public due to the United States federal government shutdown of 2013, along with other federally funded museums, parks, monuments, construction projects and buildings. The statue and Liberty Island were briefly closed on July 4, 2018, due to