Why is the Statue of Liberty Green

The Statue of Liberty is perhaps one of the most distinct elements, which are related to the United States of America. Have you ever wondered why it is green in color? This article might help you answer your questions…

Brief Information about the Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty, also known as La liberté éclairant le monde in French is a 151 feet (151 feet and 1 inch to be more precise) copper clad statue which was presented to the United States by the people of France on October 28th, 1886. The Statue of Liberty, standing on the Liberty Island in New York Harbor commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and is known as a gesture of friendship presented by France to the United States. Eugène A famous French architect named Viollet-le-Duc was responsible for the choice of copper in the statue's construction and adoption of the repoussé technique which includes hammering the malleable metal on the reverse side.

Why is the Statue of Liberty Green?

Most of you might have guessed the answer to this question from the information given in the first paragraph. But if you still need a proper answer, here it goes…The green-blue coloration of the Statue of Liberty is caused by chemical reactions involving copper which have resulted in the production of green /greenish-blue copper salts. The process of copper reactions, which lead to the change of color in copper, is called as patination.