Correction for the height of The Statue of Liberty

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How long is 847.630 nails?

It's about half as tall as The Statue of Liberty

The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 1,627 nails.

(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)

The Statue of Liberty reaches 1,627 nails including the pedestal. 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.

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