Little Mermaid statue - one of the attractions of Copenhagen. The monument depicts the heroine of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The statue is located at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen on the waterfront langelinie. August 23, 1913 in Copenhagen, established a bronze statue of the Little Mermaid, its height is 1, 25 m high and weigh about 175 kg. The author of the monument was sculptor Edvard Eriksen in Danish. Mermaid sitting on a large granite stone at the shore and looking sadly into the sea.

Produced The Little Mermaid sculpture commissioned a great admirer of art, the famous Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen and patron (the owner of the brewery «Carlsberg»). He was so fascinated by the ballet, staged by this tale of Andersen, he decided to give the residents of Copenhagen's statue of sea beauties. Author of sculptures posed a great prima ballerina Ellen Price, who has worked at the Royal Opera House.

Many times, a famous landmark of the city has been the target of vandalism. Monument Little Mermaid poured paint, cut away arms, beheaded, plucked from the pedestal, but every time the sculpture was reduced. In 2010, the sculpture was first presented at the World Exhibition in Shanghai. In the absence of a sculpture of the Little Mermaid in the place of installation of video installations was created by artist Ai Weiwei Chinese.

Today, the Little Mermaid statue is a symbol of Copenhagen. Everywhere in Copenhagen, you can buy postcards, souvenirs, trinkets, cigarette lighters with an image of the Little Mermaid. Every year a large number of tourists from all over the world come to Denmark to see the world-famous statue.