Hans Christian Andersen Statue - Copenhagen, Denmark
N 55° 40.512 E 012° 34.134
33U E 347125 N 6172610
This statue of beloved fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen is located next to the City Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was featured on a Lesotho postage stamp in 2005.
Waymark Code: WMP5QK
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 07/06/2015
Views: 43
"Hans Christian Andersen has both a boulevard named after him, and has a statue placed right next to the City Square in his honor during 1954-61. This Danish author and fairy tale writer known for pieces as “The Ugly Duckling“, “The Nightingale“, and “The Little Mermaid” among others, truly deserves a note for himself. Hans Christian Andersen’s tales have been translated into more than 150 languages, and are known to have inspired a series of other artistic features such as plays and movies."
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Stamp Issuing Country: Lesotho
Date of Issue: 8-22-2005
Denomination: 8 M - Lesotho loti
Color: Multicolor (brown, green, gray)
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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