Statue of Liberty Capacity: Zero—It's a Monument, Not a Building

The Statue of Liberty cannot hold any people. It is a colossal copper sculpture (46 m / 151 ft tall, 225 tons), not a habitable structure. The interior contains a narrow double-helix staircase (354 steps) and an elevator for maintenance and limited visitor access to the crown (capped at ~10 people at a time by reservation). The pedestal houses a museum and observation deck. The statue's hollow design, by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with engineering by Gustave Eiffel, uses an iron pylon and secondary skeleton to support the copper skin—there are no floors, rooms, or occupancy capacity. It is a symbol, not a shelter. Visitors enter the pedestal or crown, but the statue itself "holds" zero people.