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July 8th 2009 11:24
The Statue of Liberty, closed since 9/11 reopened on the 4th of July 2009. Thanks to the National Geographic, here is some rare pictures and information from inside the statue. Read more here.
The New York City landmark's upper reaches are set to reopen after being closed for safety reasons after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The move follows the reopening of Liberty Island in late 2001 and of the statue in 2004.
Officials were concerned that, among other things, the double-helix staircase extending to the Statue of Liberty's neck was too difficult to evacuate, didn’t meet fire codes, and frightened visitors.
Among the Statue of Liberty's changes since closing: improved, higher handrails on the main staircase; an enhanced the public address system; and starting this Fourth of July, stricter limits on visitors.
The National Park Service expects between 10,000 and 15,000 people to visit the 12-acre (5-hectare) Liberty Island on July 4. On any given day, though, only 240, in groups of ten, will be allowed to climb the 354 steps to the crown and gaze out its 25 windows.
Photographed from a rare vantage point, several of the Statue of Liberty's 25 observation windows look out over New York Harbor
Circa-1930 tourists peer out of the Statue of Liberty's crown at a photographer on the torch, which has been closed to the public since a 1916 explosion on a nearby island. From the flame's tip to the ground is 305 feet (93 meters)
Officials were concerned that, among other things, the double-helix staircase extending to the Statue of Liberty's neck was too difficult to evacuate, didn’t meet fire codes, and frightened visitors.
Invisible to tourists, the Statue of Liberty's 25-foot-long (7.6-meter-long) left foot, pictured in 1984, brushes against a little-known detail that nevertheless loomed large in sculptor Frederic Bartholdi's design
Among the Statue of Liberty's changes since closing: improved, higher handrails on the main staircase; an enhanced the public address system; and starting this Fourth of July, stricter limits on visitors.
A narrow, 40-foot-long (12-meter-long) ladder is the only way to the torch, the Statue of Liberty's highest point
The National Park Service expects between 10,000 and 15,000 people to visit the 12-acre (5-hectare) Liberty Island on July 4. On any given day, though, only 240, in groups of ten, will be allowed to climb the 354 steps to the crown and gaze out its 25 windows.
Statue of Liberty park ranger Lance Williams quietly takes in the view from the crown in May 2009
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