The Little Mermaid - Carlsberg Brewery - Copenhagen, Denmark
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N 55° 39.855 E 012° 31.879
33U E 344718 N 6171475
A replica of the Copenhagen's famous statue
Waymark Code: WMEJQA
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 06/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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«"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: the little seawoman) is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.

A statue of the Little Mermaid normally sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor in Langelinie. This small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and a major tourist attraction.

The statue was commissioned 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 created the statue, which was unveiled on 23 August 1913.»

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This is a replica of the Copenhagen's famous statue, and was a work from the royal bronze caster Poul Lauritz Rasmussen, in 1937. Its is located in the grounds of the old Carlsberg Brewery.

Character Type: Literature

Character originator: Hans Christian Anderson

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Address or Location:
Gamle Carlsberg Vej 11 DK-2500 Valby


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