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2. Verdigris - Wikipedia

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   The Statue of Liberty, showing advanced patination; verdigris is responsible for the statue's iconic green colour.. Verdigris (/ ˈ v ɜːr d ɪ ɡ r iː (s)/) [1] is a common name for any of a variety of somewhat toxic [2] [3] [4] copper salts of acetic acid, which range in colour from green to a bluish-green depending on their chemical composition.

3. Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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   The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; ... Originally, it was a dull copper color, but shortly after 1900 a green patina, also called verdigris, ...

4. Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (Washington, D.C.)

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   Verdigris has been removed from the statue on numerous occasions, first in 1910 and second in 1921. A major cleaning of the statue and others in Lafayette Square took place in 1987, but it was noted that weather and time had made the marble discolored in places. The foundation and base were recaulked, and the statues were cleaned via air ...

5. Green pigments - Wikipedia

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   Verdigris or Vert-de-Gris, is a blue-green, copper-based pigment. Its name comes from the natural pigments that form a patina on copper, bronze, and brass as it ages. [2] The most famous example is the green patina that formed on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

6. Patina - Wikipedia

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   The Statue of Liberty gets its famous green color from the natural patina formed on its copper surface. The green patina that forms naturally on copper and bronze, sometimes called verdigris , usually consists of varying mixtures of copper chlorides , sulfides , sulfates , and carbonates , depending upon environmental conditions such as sulfur ...

7. Monumento a los Indios Verdes - Wikipedia

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   Statues of Tlatoque (Nahuatl for Aztec rulers) Ahuitzotl and Itzcoatl are installed in Mexico City. They are collectively known as the Monumento a los Indios Verdes (lit. transl. "Monument to the Green Indians "). The statues are verdigris due to the effects of weather. They are around 3 meters (9.8 ft) to 4 meters (13 ft) tall and their ...