The original torch of the Statue of Liberty In 1916, architect Gutzon Borglum cut out large windows and used copper bands to support the glass. Lamps were placed in the windows at night to light ...

As part of a $100 million upgrade, his construction crew moved the original Statue of Liberty torch from its resting place inside the statue’s pedestal, where it has been on display since it was ...

The original Statue of Liberty torch — 3,600 pounds of copper and glass, and 16 feet tall — is being moved to the other side of Liberty Island. In advance of the crane’s arrival, we took 675 ...

On Thursday morning, the Statue of Liberty’s original torch was moved into its new home within the forthcoming Statue of Liberty Museum, where it be housed at the Inspiration Gallery and will ...

Lady Liberty’s original torch has a new home. The Statue of Liberty’s 3,600-pound torch has been on display inside her pedestal since it was swapped out for a replica during a centennia… ...

The Statue of Liberty lost her torch Thursday, but it's been a long time coming. Lady Liberty, a gift from the French that was put up in the harbor of New York City in 1886, had her original 3,600 ...

The Statue of Liberty’s original torch, stored in the pedestal of the statue, is getting a new home. It will be displayed in a new museum on Liberty Island.

The Statue of Liberty’s original torch is getting a new home. Made of copper and gold so that it would shine bright, the first torch took a beating from the weather and was replaced by a replica ...

Peter Arnott/Wikimedia Commons. In 1985, after enduring nearly a century of wear, tear and poorly executed renovations, the Statue of Liberty’s torch was swapped out for a new version.

NEW YORK >> The Statue of Liberty’s original torch, which has been housed in the base of the statue since a replica replaced it in the 1980s, was moved across Liberty Island today to its new ...