Fun Fact About The Statue of Liberty

Fun Facts About The Statue of Liberty

Korang comfirm penah dengar pasal Statue of Liberty ni kan. Dan comfirm jugak ade antara korang yang pernah melawat patung yang sangat besar ni. Hari ni 4 Julai 2011 – merupakan hari kemerdekaan bagi Amerika. So tetiba aku tergerak plak nak letak entry pasal patung ni. Aku google je.. mula-mula tu saje je nak tgk pasal sejarah tarikh ni.. last-last terjumpa pasal fakta menarik mengenai patung ni. So ape lagi.. jom kita baca.. untuk tambah ilmu.. ape salahnye...

Kat bawah ni senarai nye.. aku paste je.. korang baca je la. yer... tu pun kalau korang minat la pasal patung ni...:

Official dedication ceremonies held on Thursday, October 28, 1886

Total overall height from the base of the pedestal foundation to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 6 inches

Height of the Statue from her heel to the top of her head is 111 feet, 6 inches

The face on the Statue of Liberty measures more than 8 feet tall

There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the head of the Statue of Liberty

A tablet held in her left hand measures 23' 7" tall and 13' 7" wide inscribed with the date JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776)

The Statue has a 35-foot waistline

There are seven rays on her crown, one for each of the seven continents, each measuring up to 9 feet in length and weighing as much as 150 pounds

Total weight of the Statue of Liberty is 225 tons (or 450,000 pounds)

At the feet of the Statue lie broken shackles of oppression and tyranny

During the restoration completed in 1986, the new torch was carefully covered with thin sheets of 24k gold

The exterior copper covering of the Statue of Liberty is 3/32 of an inch thick (less than the thickness of two pennies) and the light green color (called a patina) is the result of natural weathering of the copper

Yang kat bawah ni pulak, ringkasan pasal Fourth of July.. kalau nak kita kira.. ari ni hari kemerdekaan dorang yang ke 235. Dah tua dah Negara Amerika ni rupenye kalau nak bandingkan dengan negara kita tanah tumpah darahku Malaysia yg tercinta. Aku letak entry ni bukan sebab aku agungkan pun Negara ni.. Cuma sesaje je.. kebetulan jer...ape pun layan jer laaa .. fakta ringkas yg aku google..

“Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as "the Fourth of July". It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. Patriotic displays and family events are organized throughout the United States. Many people display the American flag on their homes. The celebrations have deep roots in the American tradition of political freedom".

So sama je la dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang kita rakyat Malaysia buat.. kibarkan Jalur Gemilang..