The Statue of Liberty in New York must have felt lonely these past two years. Closed since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 epidemic, its crown can be visited again from Monday, October 11. Only the plinth of the statue was reopened to the public in the summer of 2021. This reopening comes a few days after the 136th anniversary of its inauguration, which took place on October 28, 1886 in the presence of French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi.
The statue’s crown is only accessible by a 162-step staircase that starts at the plinth. The latter is accessible by elevator or by a 215-step staircase. There is an observatory in the crown, the seven points of which remind the seven oceans and continents of the earth. Due to the narrowness of the place, its entrance is limited to a few hundred people a day. The statue, whose height is 46 meters, rests on a base of comparable dimensions, as a result of which the total height of the building reaches 93 meters.
Entry to the crown must be reserved online or by phone (877 523 9849) through the official National Park Service (NPS) dealer responsible for the monument. It is not possible to buy on the spot. Calculate $24.30 for an adult or $12.30 for a child 4 to 12 years old. The ticket includes a ferry crossing from Battery Park Harbor in Manhattan’s southern tip or Liberty State Park in New Jersey, as well as a stop at the National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island. The visitors were obviously very impatient. no longer available during visits until December.
Source: Le Figaro
