The Pedestal

The granite pedestal of the Statue was paid for entirely by private funds raised in the United States. It was designed by the eminent American architect Richard Morris Hunt and engineered by former Civil War General Charles P. Stone. Its variety of strong shapes and rich textures makes the pedestal seem less massive as it tapers gracefully upward. Roughly the height of a ten-story building, the tremendous structure rests on a huge concrete foundation that is anchored to surrounding Fort Wood. The concrete foundation was once exposed, but now is enclosed by a museum.

New York, New York · United States