On August 5, 1884 the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was ceremoniously placed on Bedloe’s Island. Construction of The Statue of Liberty pedestal. The inside walls were poured ...

Next year, the statue will close again, for nine months to a year, so workers can build a second stairwell at Lady Liberty's pedestal, said National Parks Service spokesman Darren Boch.

(NEW YORK, August 3rd, 2004, 12:30 p.m.)-- Hailed once again as a "beacon of hope," the Statue of Liberty welcomed back huddled ... Plans to reopen Lady Liberty's pedestal to the public went ahead ...

While France funded the cost of the statue, the pedestal was financed by the United States, says the Statue of Liberty website. "Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet ‘The New Colossus’ in ...