The Mermaid, one of the symbols of Copenhagen
If there is a symbol in Copenhagen that is visited by all the tourists who visit the city, that is, without a doubt, the monument of the mermaid, which presents a peculiar history, as well as a series of curiosities that we will now analyze.
Carved by Edvard eriksen, which was inspired by the story of "The Mermaid" (1837) by Hans Christian Andersen, the monument to the mermaid was commissioned by the brewer Carl Jacobsen, who gave it to the city of Copenhagen and has been in permanently in Langelinie since 23 August 1913.
The sculpture has a weight of about 175 kilograms approximately and a height of 1 meters and is made entirely of cast bronze.
As for curiosities, there are a few that can be highlighted in this monument, among which the various vandalism attacks that it has suffered should be highlighted, since it has been destroyed with explosives, it has been mutilated and it has also been sprayed with paint , something that shows the little civility that the city often presents in front of the most important monuments of the cities.
The sculpture represents the songs of the sirens, which bewitched sailors to fishermen and the location of Copenhagen was chosen for her since, in this city, a humble fisherman was succumbed by the beautiful and sensual songs of a mermaid while working on the boat; It was then that the Siren renounced her immortality and possess the appearance of a woman in order to have, forever, the love of her beloved.
For those whose budget is a bit reduced and cannot afford a trip to Copenhagen to meet the real Mermaid, there is a closer alternative and that is to visit the replica of it that is in the Europa Park in the Madrid town of Torrejón de Ardoz.