112-411 t1_irur803 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:43 AM

Reply to comment by LiveWire_74 in Statue of Liberty Crown Reopening by Wit50-

Deets, pls! I imagine it’s not good for a claustrophobic. Is it an arduous climb, one at a time? How many can fit at the top?

LiveWire_74 t1_irw6pil wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Even the climb up to the Crown is claustrophobic. From the pedestal level (ie her feet), you walk up a double-helix spiral staircase. It’s smaller than you might imagine. In the summer it gets very hot too. Remember, you are within a copper structure. It’s easily 20 degrees (f) warmer than the outside ambient temp. That’s why we only used to let the first two boats up to the crown. Essentially we closed it by 10:30am.

Wit50- OP t1_irwemx6 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 3:26 PM

What finally allowed the crown to reopen today. Also, why did it take longer for the pedestal to reopen than Liberty Island, the Statue of Liberty Museum, and Ellis Island Museum. Also, why did it take longer for the crown to reopen than the pedestal.

LiveWire_74 t1_irwp8jz wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM

Idk the answers to these questions. Suffice to say the Dept of the Interior works in mysterious ways.

112-411 t1_is3iewo wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:01 AM

Those circumstances to the crown I would kinda expect. But Liberty’s arm looks smaller, just a vertical tube and a single ladder within leading to a platform that accommodates what, four at most? Hard to believe it was ever appropriate for public access, even before ~1916.

LiveWire_74 t1_is4c2io wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:14 AM

I absolutely agree. I bet by “open the public,” they meant more like open to dignitaries. Not only is it climbing up a ladder, but the ladder is on an angle. Very weird.