The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid statue was a gift to the city of Copenhagen in 1909 from brewing magnate Carl Jackson (whose art collection forms the basis of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek). Inspired by a ballet performance of Andersen's story, Jacobsen hired the young sculptor Edward Eriksen to immortalize the mermaid as a statue. Eriksen used his wife Elaine as the model. The statue sat unappreciated for 40 years until Danny Kaye sang "Wonderful Copenhagen" in the movie Hans Christian Andersen, and the tourist board decided to use the mermaid as a marketing symbol for the city.

Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen

May 5th 2017
Geo: 55.6763, 12.5681Copenhagen is one of the most beautiful cities in the Baltic. It began as a fishing village and boasts more than 850 years of history. It has been an important Scandinavian port since the age of the Vikings and remains one of Europe's most enchanting places, thanks to Tivoli Gardens, the world's oldest amusement park, and The Little Mermaid statue sitting in the ha ... read more

Europe » Denmark

Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now th... ... read more

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