Havfrue - Copenhagen, Denmark - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Havfrue skulptur af Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen skænket til det Kongelige Bibliotek, er en Kopi af den orginale fra 1921 som befinder sig på Statens Museum for Kunst.
Placeringen : Denne del af Københavns Havn blev i gamle dage kaldt for Havfruegrunden, fordi man mente, at forekomsten af havfruer ved indsejlingen til Tøjhushavnen var særlig hyppig.

ENG:
Mermaid sculpture by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen donated to The Royal Library, This is a copy of the original from 1921 which is at the National Gallery of Art.
Why placed here ?
The location makes sense. This part of Copenhagen harbor was in the old days called MermaidGrund, because it was thought that the existence of mermaids at the entrance to Tøjhushavnen was particularly frequent.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Havfrue Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2009 Materials used: bronze Location: Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Den Sorte Diamant

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