The Statue of Liberty was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, with its internal metal framework engineered by Gustave Eiffel, the same engineer behind the Eiffel Tower.

Who actually “made” it?

When people ask who made the Statue of Liberty , they are usually referring to the main creative minds behind it.

  • The statue’s overall artistic design and sculptural form were created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
  • The internal iron framework that supports the copper skin was engineered by Gustave Eiffel and his team.
  • Construction involved hundreds of French artisans and workers who built it in Paris between the 1870s and early 1880s.

So in simple terms: Bartholdi designed it, Eiffel made it stand up, and many craftsmen physically built it.