The legend of Sirena, a native American Indian mermaid, is beautifully expressed in Troy Kelley‘s life-size bronze mermaid statue in Salado, Texas. According to local legend, a beautiful Indian maiden named Sirena wished to marry an Indian brave who didn’t return her feelings.  Sitting by the river looking at her reflections, she expressed her wish.   A […]

The Užupis Mermaid was created by sculptor Romas Vilčiauskas in 2002 and sits in an alcove below a bridge across the Vilnia River. It is a symbol of Užupis. Užupis means “place beyond the river”, and is the name of a section of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Užupis bohemic and laissez-faire atmosphere similar to […]

The Lithuanian Maritime Academy gave this mermaid statue as a gift to the city of Klaipeda on January 15th 2015. It is located right on the edge of the Akmena-Danė River as it flows through the city and under a bridge. It was created in bronze by Klaudijus Pūdymas. Visit the Undinė Klaipeda page for more information […]

The Fontana della Sirena is Napoli (Naples), Italy, is a statue of Parthenope. She was a mermaid in Greek mythology, who cast herself into the sea after failing to lure Odysseus off his ship with her song. Napoli was originally named after Parthenope, until it was renamed Napoli (New City). A legend has it that […]

The small city of Senigallia on the north-east coast of Italy has its own ‘little mermaid’ statue.   She is found at the end of the pier at Porto di Levante, Senigallia’s harbor. The statue is known as Penelope of Senigallia, but is also popularly referred to as ‘The Little Mermaid of Senigallia’ and is often […]

The marble and stone basins of Fontana del Nettuno and the nearly identical Fontana del Moro at the south end of Piazza Navona were created in 1574, but only Fontana del Moro had statues from the beginning. The Neptune fountain had no statues for over 300 years, until they were added in 1873-78. The statue […]

There are two separate concrete sculptures, each with two mermaids, in Bologna’s Montagnola Park.  They were created in 1888 by local artist Diego Sarti, for the 1888 National Art Exhibition. You can find many more photos and more information on the page I created for these sculptures here.

The Fountain of Neptune (Fontana di Nettuno) in Bologna dates back to 1565, and was created by Jean de Boulogne, also known as Giambologna.   It was a controversial artwork when it was created, and still raises eyebrows even today. The fountain, also known as “The Giant” is located exactly in the ancient center of […]

A fabulous sculpture, Der Seltene Fang (The Rare Catch) by Ernst Herter, is found in Berlin’s Viktoriapark. It depicts a fisherman struggling to keep hold of a twin-tailed mermaid caught in his net. Berlin’s Viktoriapark was opened in 1894, and features a large manmade waterfall (Kreutzberger Wasserfall) and several ponds, statues, sculptures and monuments. While most […]