LandmarksOnline version How much you know ? by Naye J 1 It was a gift of the people of France to the American people on the American Centennial in 1886. Hints 1 was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and the massive iron skeleton of the lady was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. 2 Is 92 meters/305ft high and is made of a iron structure with copper skin. 3 It was built and completed in France in 1884. 4 The monument was then disassembled into 350 pieces and packed into 214 crates and shipped to New York. 5 It stands in the Hudson River facing New York City.