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Just the Facts!
Comparing LEGO Liberty and Lady Liberty
LEGO Statue of Liberty Model
Designed by LEGO Master Builder Erik Varszegi
Located at National Museum of American History
* The model contains an estimated 25,375 LEGO pieces
* That is around 125 pounds of LEGO bricks
* This scale replica is nine feet, five-and-a-half inches (or 300 bricks) tall
* It took the LEGO team 292 hours to create this model
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"Liberty Enlightening the World"
Designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Located at Liberty Island, New York
* The Statue of Liberty was shipped to the United States in 350 separate pieces
* Between its copper skin and iron support structure, it weighs 312,000 pounds (156 tons)
* It stands 151.1 feet tall from the top of its pedestal to the top of its torch
* Crews worked for seven months to assemble the statue once its pedestal was complete |