The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in , .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: 1913 bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Den lille Havfrue”, “little mermaid”, and “Little Mermaid”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kastellet and Langelinie Lystbådehavn.

Photo: IbRas, Public domain.
is a citadel located in , . It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners. is situated 360 metres southwest of The Little Mermaid.

Marina
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is a marina, which is situated 150 metres north of The Little Mermaid.

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is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in . Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. is situated 1 km south of The Little Mermaid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyboder and Frederiksstaden.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

Quarter
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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

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is a mainly residential district of , just north of the . With its quiet cobblestone and tree lined streets, and its excellent shopping and cafe life, it makes for a good excursion from the downtown area.

The Little Mermaid

Latitude
55.69287° or 55° 41′ 34″ north
Longitude
12.59929° or 12° 35′ 57″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Inception
1913
Height
3.3 metres (11 feet)
Named after
Little Mermaid
Open location code
9F7JMHVX+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25074274
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6949471
Wiki­data ID
Q214619
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zeeuws—“The Little Mermaid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تمثال حورية البحر الصغيرة”
  • Armenian: “Ջրահարսը”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik su pərisi (heykəl)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik su pərisi”
  • Basque: “Sirenatxoa”
  • Belarusian: “Русалачка, статуя”
  • Belarusian: “Русалачка”
  • Breton: “Ar vorganez vihan”
  • Bulgarian: “Малката русалка (статуя)”
  • Bulgarian: “Малката русалка”
  • Burmese: “ရေသူမကလေး (ရုပ်တု)”
  • Burmese: “ရေသူမကလေး”
  • Catalan: “Den lille Havfrue”
  • Catalan: “La Sireneta”
  • Cebuano: “Kleine Meerjungfrau”
  • Chinese: “美人魚像”
  • Chinese: “美人魚雕像”
  • Chinese: “美人鱼雕像”
  • Croatian: “Kip Male sirene u Kopenhagenu”
  • Czech: “Malá mořská víla”
  • Danish: “Den lille Havfrue”
  • Dhivehi: “ދަ ލިޓްލް މެރމެއިޑް”
  • Dotyali: “कोपेनहेगनको लिटिल मरमेड”
  • Dutch: “Beeld van de Kleine Zeemeermin”
  • Dutch: “De kleine zeemeermin (beeld)”
  • Dutch: “De kleine zeemeermin”
  • Dutch: “Den lille Havfrue”
  • Dutch: “Zeemeermin van Kopenhagen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال الحوريه الصغيره”
  • Esperanto: “La marvirineto”
  • Estonian: “Väike merineitsi (skulptuur)”
  • Estonian: “Väike merineitsi”
  • Finnish: “Pieni merenneito”
  • French: “La Petite Sirene”
  • French: “La Petite Sirène”
  • Galician: “A pequena serea”
  • Galician: “A sereíña”
  • Galician: “Sereíña”
  • German: “Den lille Havfrue”
  • German: “Die kleine Meerjungfrau”
  • German: “Kleine Meerjungfrau”
  • Greek: “Άγαλμα της Μικρής Γοργόνας”
  • Greek: “Η Μικρή Γοργόνα”
  • Guarani: “La Sirena Michĩ”
  • Gujarati: “ધ લિટલ મરમેઇડ”
  • Hebrew: “בת הים הקטנה”
  • Hungarian: “A kis hableány”
  • Inari Sami: “Uccâ meerânieidâš”
  • Indonesian: “Putri Duyung (patung)”
  • Indonesian: “Putri Duyung”
  • Interlingua: “Parve Sirena”
  • Irish: “An Mhaighdean Mhaighdean Bheag”
  • Irish: “An Mhurúch Bheag”
  • Italian: “La Sirenetta”
  • Italian: “Statua della Sirenetta”
  • Japanese: “人魚姫の像”
  • Korean: “인어공주상”
  • Korean: “작은 인어상”
  • Latin: “Parva nympha marina”
  • Latvian: “Mazā nāriņa”
  • Lithuanian: “Undinėlė”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kleng Mierjoffer”
  • Macedonian: “Малата сирена (статуа)”
  • Macedonian: “Малата сирена”
  • Maithili: “छोटकी मत्स्यांगना (मूर्ति)”
  • Maithili: “छोटकी मत्स्यांगना”
  • Malay: “Patung duyung kecil”
  • Mingrelian: “პატარა ქალთევზა (ქანდაკება)”
  • Mingrelian: “პატარა ქალთევზა”
  • Mongolian: “Бяцхан лусын дагина (хөшөө)”
  • Mongolian: “Бяцхан лусын дагина”
  • Nepali: “द लिटिल मरमेड (मूर्ति)”
  • Nepali: “द लिटिल मरमेड”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den lille havfrue”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Den lille havfrue”
  • Norwegian: “Den lille havfrue”
  • Persian: “پری دریایی کوچولو”
  • Persian: “پری دریایی”
  • Persian: “تندیس پری دریایی”
  • Persian: “مجسمه پری دریایی”
  • Polish: “Kopenhaska Syrenka”
  • Polish: “Mała Syrenka w Kopenhadze”
  • Polish: “Mała Syrenka”
  • Polish: “Posąg Małej Syrenki w Kopenhadze”
  • Polish: “Posąg Małej Syrenki”
  • Portuguese: “A Pequena Sereia”
  • Quechua: “Yaku P’asñacha”
  • Russian: “памятник Русалке”
  • Russian: “Русалка памятник”
  • Russian: “Русалочка (памятник)”
  • Russian: “Русалочка (статуя)”
  • Russian: “русалочка”
  • Russian: “Русалочка”
  • Serbian: “Mala sirena (statua)”
  • Serbian: “Mala sirena”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mala sirena (kip)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mala sirena”
  • Slovak: “Malá morská víla”
  • Slovenian: “Mala morska deklica”
  • Spanish: “La Sirenita de Copenhague”
  • Spanish: “La sirenita”
  • Spanish: “La Sirenita”
  • Swedish: “Den lilla sjöjungfrun”
  • Swedish: “Den lille havfrue”
  • Tamil: “குட்டிக் கடற்கன்னி”
  • Tatar: “Су кызы (сын)”
  • Tatar: “Су кызы”
  • Telugu: “చిన్న జలకన్య (విగ్రహం)”
  • Telugu: “చిన్న జలకన్య”
  • Thai: “เงือกน้อย”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Deniz Kızı”
  • Twi: “Asukɔtweaa Ketekete (honi)”
  • Twi: “Asukɔtweaa Ketekete”
  • Ukrainian: “Русалонька”
  • Vietnamese: “Nàng tiên cá”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng nàng tiên cá”
  • Waray (Philippines): “An Gutiay nga Kataw”
  • Western Armenian: “Կոպենհագենի փոքրիկ ջրահարսը”
  • Western Panjabi: “کوپن ہیگن دی نکی متسیستری”
  • Wu Chinese: “美人鱼雕像”
  • Yakut: “Кыра русалка (статуя)”
  • Yakut: “Кыра русалка”
  • Yue Chinese: “美人魚像”
  • Zeeuws: “De Kleine Zeemeisje (beeld)”
  • Zeeuws: “De Kleine Zeemeisje”

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