I stand by what I’ve done," Judith de Leeuw defiantly told HuffPost amid backlash from Trump loyalists, including one GOP ...

The French engineer Gustave Eiffel’s plan sketch was found to have been changed to help the statue withstand weather like high winds and salty air.

Not only did this process impart a markedly different color than the original to the Statue of Liberty over the years, but it has also served as a natural protective layer against further corrosion.

The original Statue of Liberty torch — 3,600 pounds of copper and glass, and 16 feet tall — is being moved to the other side of Liberty Island. In advance of the crane’s arrival, we took 675 ...

The original torch of the Statue of Liberty, and a replica of her face, rest on a hydraulically stabilized transporter, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 in New York.

In 1985, after enduring nearly a century of wear, tear and poorly executed renovations, the Statue of Liberty’s torch was swapped out for a new version. The original was put on display inside ...

Recently Discovered Drawings for the Statue of Liberty Hint at a Last-Minute Change Sketches from the workshop of French engineer Gustave Eiffel suggest a different plan for Lady Liberty’s ...

After weathering New York Harbor for decades, Lady Liberty was in need of major upgrades ahead of her 100th birthday. Here’s ...

The original Lady Liberty The Statue of Liberty was first proposed in 1865 by French historian Édouard de Laboulaye as a gift to the newly reunified United States following the Civil War.

The Statue of Liberty has been missing its original 3,600-pound torch for 35 years. We got a look at the warped copper flame.

News about Statue of Liberty, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The original torch was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. It was removed in 1984 and later replaced by a replica as part of the centennial restoration project.