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Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
Copenhagen Family Tours
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Sankt Annae Gade | Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1416, Denmark

The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is 1.25 metres tall and weighs 175 kilograms .Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and has been a major tourist attraction since its unveiling in 1913. In recent decades it has become a popular target for defacement by vandals and political activists. Mermaid is among iconic statues that symbolize cities; others include: Manneken Pis in Brussels, the Statue of Liberty in New York and Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. In several cases, cities have commissioned statues for such a purpose, such as with Singapore's Merlion.
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