Based on the title character of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, the Little Mermaid is 1.25m in height and weighs 175kg. The statue was a gift from local businessman Carl Jacobsen to the ...

Hans Christian Andersen's original version of The Little Mermaid was a lot more depressing ... paid him a stipend and started ...

attractions is its Little Mermaid statue. Located just south of Langelinie pier in Østerbro, the statue is based on the fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. It is made of ...

A Swedish art project aims to create an underwater city of the world’s most famous buildings to highlight the threat from ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Little Mermaid statue ... and by tourists disappointed to find their sightseeing ruined. The bronze statue, based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, is one ...

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen can be used to target a ... The most famous and popular tourist attraction in Denmark is a statue - ‘The little mermaid’ - set on Copenhagen’s waterfront.

Made to look like The Little Mermaid from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale – with ... Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer and the Statue of Liberty in New York. They are all part ...