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 The Little Mermaid by HORSCHECK
Nervertheless, it is not too exciting, but as all tourists go there I had a look at the lovely lady as well.
The statue was created by Edward Eriksen in 1913 who was inspired by a fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen.
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The Little Mermaid is located on a rock at Langelinie, just north east of the city centre. Leave a Comment
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Its a nice walk up there though along the harbourside and through park gardens, and certainly makes sense doing the walk and visiting the fortress and statue after attending the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Amalienborg which happens daily at noon.
The prereading i had done before my first visit to Copenhagen had the Lonely Planet writing that the small statue in the large harbour with industrial backdrop may be quite a let down but both times ive visited theres been numerous people there excitedly clicking their cameras - even if not a number one visit after the act its a must do to at least have seen it! Leave a Comment Directions: Past Amalieborg Palace and the Gefion fountain through the park along the harbour on your right, fortress and canal on your left
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Rather than seeing her from shore, we saw the Little Mermaid from a canal cruise which certainly didn't show her best perspective. Much smaller than I would have guessed, still the Little Mermaid was one of the sights that I most wanted to see in Copenhagen but the one I got was disappointing. I was hoping to touch her, but that was all but impossible from the boat. She is extremely popular and there was quite a crowd oggling her the day we cruised close to her. During low tide, some people go out to the rock upon which she is sitting to have a picture taken with her. You can see from the accompanying picture that the Little Mermaid looks a little dark & could use some polishing! Leave a Comment
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 by Acirfa
The Little Mermaid has led an harrassed life; Bra & knickers were painted on her and her hair was painted red, she has been covered in red paint, she has been decapitated, the right arm of the Mermaid was cut off, another attempt was made to decapitate her, she was then decapitated again, the Mermaid was not on her stone one the morning. Later she was found in the water blasted off her stone.
She is now well into her 80's isn't it time for her to live a peaceful life. Leave a Comment
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 the Little Mermaid, Copenhagen by rwlittle
It's a little bit of a walk from the center of town, and it is on the waterfront, so it might be wise to dress warmly. Leave a Comment Directions: It's at the northeast end of the Frederiksstaden neighborhood, past Kastellet, on the waterfront.
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After attending a performance of the ballet of "The Little Mermaid", an interpretation of the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, Brewer Carl Jacobsen asked sculptor Edvard Eriksen to create a sculpture. At the ballet, the title part was danced by Ellen Price but the sculpture is modelled on Edvard Eriksen's wife Eline.
Den Lille Havfrue is one of Copenhagen's most famous sights and many will tell you that it will disappoint and that it is "only small" - I found I was not disappointed. After all, how large would you expect a sculpture of a mermaid to be? I would say that it is of natural size. My personal disappointment was its location which is outside the main city centre near the Kastellet barracks. She still is a pretty sculpture - even after all the abuse she has taken which includes being beheaded on 25 April 1964, having her right arm sawn off on 21 July 1984 and being smeared with paint on 2 October 1985. Who knows what abuse she will have to endure in the future?
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Little Mermaid as it is called, is so tiny as expected. It is only 1.25 meters high and weighs 175 kilograms. To me, no matter how small this symbol is, it is still the memory of Copenhagen. I will remember this beautiful city in Denmark because of this bronze statue in the harbour of Copenhagen. This is a very popular tourist attraction that if you do not visit my Little Mermaid - then, you did not see the best of Copenhagen! It is a "must see" place in the land of the Danes. Phone: 7022 2442Directions: Copenhagen Central Station or S-Bahn to Osterport. Situated at Copenhagen harbour and Langelinie waterfrontWebsite: www.visitcopenhagen.dk
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New York has the Statue of Liberty, Paris has the Eiffel Tower and Copenhagen has its Little Mermaid inspired by Andersen's famous fairy tale, in that she saved the life of a shipwrecked prince and started a futile quest to win his love.
You can hear from visitors very often, "She is so small" when they see her for the first time. And yes, she is small, only 1.65 meter high, but nowhere near as small as the Mannekin Pis in Brussels and nevertheless, she attracts more than one million visitors yearly.
When you visit, then first you see a big crowd, nothing else just people surrounding this little statue right next to the shore.
The statue done by sculptor Eriksen was donated by Carl Jacobsen, owner of the Carlsberg brewery, in 1913. The modell was Ellen Price, a sole ballet dancer at the Royal Theatre.
Every year on August 23 a birthday ceremony takes place, in 2008 she was already 95 years old.
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