The Little Mermaid statue

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The Little Mermaid statue is an iconic bronze sculpture in Copenhagen depicting Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy-tale mermaid, and is one of Denmark’s most famous tourist attractions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
public artwork
tourist attraction
artMovement early 20th-century realism
basedOn fairy tale "The Little Mermaid"
basedOnWorkBy Hans Christian Andersen
category Monuments and memorials in Copenhagen
Outdoor sculptures in Copenhagen
Sculptures of mermaids
city Copenhagen
commissionedBy Carl Jacobsen
Carlsberg brewery heir Carl Jacobsen
country Denmark
depicts mermaid
depictsCharacterFrom The Little Mermaid
designer Edvard Eriksen
genre figurative sculpture
hasCoordinateLocation 55.6929° N, 12.5993° E
hasReplica Kimballton, Iowa replica of The Little Mermaid
Solvang, California replica of The Little Mermaid
hasSubject mythological creature
height 1.25 m
about 4.1 ft
heritageStatus cultural icon
inception 1913
inspiredBy ballet adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
isIconOf Copenhagen
Denmark
languageOfName Danish
locatedIn Copenhagen
Denmark
locatedOn Langelinie promenade
material bronze
nativeName Den lille Havfrue
notableFor being one of Denmark’s most famous tourist attractions
depicting Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy-tale mermaid
owner Copenhagen
surface form: City of Copenhagen
sculptor Edvard Eriksen
setting waterfront
sitsOn rock
subjectOf political protests
vandalism incidents
touristRanking one of the most visited attractions in Copenhagen
touristType landmark
unveiledOn 1913-08-23
weight about 175 kg
yearCompleted 1913

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