AROUND THE WORLD MONUMENT'S FACT FILE: THE LITTLE MERMAID, COPENHAGEN.

 

 By: M.S. Year 5B


NAME: The Mermaid

CITY: Copenhagen 

COUNTRY: Denmark

CAPITAL CITY: Copenhagen 

CONTINENT: Europe

LANGUAGE SPOKEN: Danish

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MONUMENT:

  • The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen. The sculpture IS displayed on a rock.
  • The opening date was the 23 August 1913.
  • It is 1'25 meters tall and it weights 175 kilograms 
  • This statue is a tribute to the Danish writer Hans Cristian Andersen.