Liberty's head with people for scale
Liberty's head sits among mature trees on the Champ de Mars, with people for scale.
The questionHow was a copper head this size moved through Paris with horse teams?
Investigate · Paris 1878
Head Statue of Liberty, Paris 1878
1 clue in this photo
Photo: Albert Fernique · Public domain · via Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Same kind of clue, elsewhere
#10Twelve men and a tripod to plant one treeIf one tree took this much effort, what did the palaces take?
Carriages for scale along the north-east frontAt that scale, what did the hauling and erection really require from a horse-powered city?
Crowds give the scaleHow many stone-setters and teams would a hall like this need on the timeline recorded?
The Galerie des Machines at true scaleHow was a span that size raised for a single season?
The Court of Honor with crowdsAt this scale, what were the crew and horse counts needed for about 200 buildings in about two years?
A horse and wagon unloading cratesHow many wagon trips would it take to supply a whole fair this way?