Correction for the weight of The Statue of Liberty
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How heavy is 749.50 tonnes?
It's about one-thirty-fifth as heavy as The Statue of Liberty
The weight of The Statue of Liberty is about 24,600 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Liberty Enlightening the World, a.k.a. La Liberté éclairant le monde) (total weight, including foundation)
The total weight of the Statue of Liberty, including her base is roughly 24,600 tonnes. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.