Bartholdi souvenir : a sketch of the colossal statue presented by France to the United States . J. Grew, President de la Kepublique. salt air upon the two metals, can-vas cloth is introduced betweenthem where they are rods run down fromthe iron frame into the stonework, where they are anchored,thus insuring stability from dan-ger of high winds or violentstorms. The exact height of this\ statue is 151 feet i inch, the vastproportions of which could onlybe shown to advantage by a ped-estal, whose contour and design should be solid without appearing tobe a mere mass of stone and c
Bartholdi souvenir : a sketch of the colossal statue presented by France to the United States . J. Grew, President de la Kepublique. salt air upon the two metals, can-vas cloth is introduced betweenthem where they are rods run down fromthe iron frame into the stonework, where they are anchored,thus insuring stability from dan-ger of high winds or violentstorms. The exact height of this\ statue is 151 feet i inch, the vastproportions of which could onlybe shown to advantage by a ped-estal, whose contour and design should be solid without appearing tobe a mere mass of stone and concrete. Mr. M. R. Hunt, thedesigner of the pedestal, has struck that medium of solidity, relievedby just enough architectural finish and ornament, as will call no specialattention to itself, but will show off the statue to the best is no mean monument, standing, as it does, feet 10 inchesabove low water mark to the platform on which libertys feet areplanted. In finding a foundation forthis pedestal, a pit or excavation90 feet square was made in thecentre of the parade ground o
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