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Statue of the Little Mermaid

Statue-of-the-little-mermaiA sculpture of the Little Mermaid is situated on an astonished rock in the Copenhagen dock in Langelinie. This diminutive and mediocre statue is Copenhagen’s icon and a chief tourist attraction. The statue was particularly ended with constructional wok in 1909 by Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg, after he had been fascinated by a ballet about the fairytale. The sculptor Edward Eriksen shaped the sculpture which was unveiled on 23 August 1913. His wife, named Eline Eriksen, was the model for the statue.

The sculptor Edvard Eriksen was completed at Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen in order to create the statue, of a little mermaid sitting on a granite stone, harbor, wistfully looking towards the shore and the illuminated world of the humans. Edward Eriksen pointed out to sculpt her at the moment when her fish tail is being transformed into legs.

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was her father. He was the one who wrote the fairy tale of The Little Mermaid in 1837.Disney Company formed the film, and Copenhagen maintains a statue in her honor. The Little Mermaid is the most renowned and popular tourist attraction in Denmark though it has been severely damaged several times. The statue is positioned on Copenhagen waterfront, which is a national landmark and indistinguishable with the city.

 
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