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The Little Mermaid is a symbol of the Danish city. Is a sculpture located in the Park rocks Langelinie bayside port of Copenhagen.

This is a cast bronze sculpture made ​​of about 1.25 meters tall and weighs about 180 kilograms.

Was opened and located in the park in August 1913. Made by the famous Danish sculptor Edgar Eriksen who was inspired by the book The Little Mermaid written by Hans Christian Andersen. The sculptor asked the model for such work is the famous Danish dancer Ellen Price that she posed nude, but Edgar did not take the job had to use his wife as a model.

During his stay in the park Langelinie the important sculpture suffered numerous attacks. One of the most important was when he planted explosives leaving very deteriorated, too, some time has been mutilated and even painted.

No doubt that the Little Mermaid has had a major impact on the country, is today the most visited by tourists in the country even before the Royal Palace. Every tourist who visits Copenhagen there will not be without at least get a picture of the large sculpture, others encourage a little more and come to take pictures next to the Little Mermaid.

Today, is a symbol not only of the city but the country.

After visiting the Palace of Amalienborg and Marmorkirken, back to the banks of the canal, Larsens Plads, which will travel north towards Kastellet, the fortified citadel of Copenhagen. Along with this military buildup is the famous Little Mermaid statue.

Larsens Plads leads, taking a leisurely stroll along the water, to Kastellet, the military fortress that was part of the fortified city in the seventeenth century.

Just at the southern entrance Kastellet in Churchillparken, we find the source Gefion.

According to Norse mythology, was the goddess Gefion, along with their four children, represented by powerful oxen, separated the island of Zealand (Zealand) from Sweden and transported to where it is now. According to legend, the missing piece that takes Sweden Lake Vänern (it is curious that the shape and size of this lake is similar to the territory of the island of Zealand).

Near the fountain is the church of Saint Alban (Alban Sant Kirke), one of the most beautiful churches we saw in Denmark. Read the rest of this entry »

The construction of Kastellet was initiated in 1626 by the Danish King Christian IV to enhance the safety of the defensive wall of Copenhagen. Nowadays, although still have a military use, is one of the sights of Copenhagen. Kastellet Nearby stands the statue of The Little Mermaid.

Christian IV was planning to build a castle on this site, but finally the project was not carried out due to lack of funds.

Frederick III Christian IV’s successor, continued the construction of the fort, which was the first line of defense against enemy attacks directed from the sea.

The engineer Henrik Ruse finally rebuilt and extended the fortification, which was completed in 1663 and was renamed Citadellet Frederikshavn. Over time it was known simply as Kastellet. Read the rest of this entry »

Denmark really beautiful country, so many interesting things in denmark, including monumental works, such as The Little Mermaid.

The Little Mermaid, is the monumental work that can be seen sitting on a granite stone at Langelinie Pier, was created by Edvard Eriksen. The monument shows how the tail of the mermaid is transformed into legs, their ways of transforming a manner similar to Kafka ever told about his experiences.

The statue is made entirely of bronze, with time and the influence of sea air has turned something green, height is almost equal to that of a person, with 1.65 cm in height, although its weight is enough, already which weighs 175 kilos, apparently, in the minds of people who go to visit the Little Mermaid, this is a rather large monument, but in reality they encounter is not so well, even many people to see what is really leave disappointed.

Every year for the 23th August is celebrated the birthday of The Little Mermaid bronze, lying lonely and sad by the sea, waiting to be admired and even accompanied by some brief moments.