Which French engineer designed the metal framework inside the Statue of Liberty?

Gustave Eiffel designed the metal framework inside the Statue of Liberty.

The statue itself was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, while Eiffel and his engineering team created the internal iron framework that supports the copper skin. This division of responsibilities is why both men are strongly associated with the monument, but they performed different roles.

France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a symbol of friendship between the two nations. The monument stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor and depicts a robed figure holding a torch and a tablet.

The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886, almost a century after American independence. Its copper exterior gradually developed the familiar green patina through oxidation. The monument’s official title is Liberty Enlightening the World, a name that reflects its symbolic purpose.