This book commemorates the 100 year anniversary on August 23, 2013, of Copenhagen’s world-famous statue of The Little Mermaid from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale from 1836. (Read more about the Little Mermaid Statue) The story is known all over the world, both in the Disney version and in the original fairy tale version. […]
Ruth Asawa’s mermaid statues in Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
Ghirardelli Square is located in the historic Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco. The centerpiece of the square is Andrea’s Fountain with statues of turtles, large frogs, two mermaids and a mermaid child. The fountain was created in 1968 by Ruth Asawa, and has a varying water feature – at times quiet, at other times […]
Redwoods Mermaid Statue in Crescent City
Crescent City lies on the coast in northern California just 10 miles or so south of the Oregon border. This is the area of Redwoods State Park and other parks with ancient and enormous Sequoia trees. It is also the area of the early pioneers of the art of chainsaw wood carving in the 1950s […]
Ventura’s Mermaid Statue at Soter Point
The Russian mermaid statue at Soter Point in Ventura, California was donated by Alec & Tatyana Benke to the city of Ventura in 2009, and placed at Soter Point in collaboration with Samuel Povar and Andy Soter. Alec Benke and his wife Tatyana emigrated from Kazakhstan to the United States and the mermaid statue is […]
The Little Mermaid Centennial Commemorative 2014 Calendar
The Little Mermaid Statue in Copenhagen is 100 years old in August 23, 2013. There will be traditional celebrations of her birthday on August 23rd in the afternoon and evening. My wife and I are attending, and we would love to see you there as well, if possible. Also, the Centennial Commemorative calendar is now […]
July 4th’s Mermaid Statue in Cavalaire on the Côte d’Azur
The town of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the French Riviera has a history reaching back to Phoenician times. Today it is a busy beach town with a sizable harbor for all kinds of leisure sailing vessels. A mermaid statue was unveiled here on July 4th 2013. It is fitting in many ways, not least because […]
Manatees and mermaids – this is actually amazing
You may have heard the story that Manatees are the original inspiration for mermaids. In my opinion this doesn’t sound likely, but nonetheless, this is an awfully cute collection of manatees. http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/mantees-living-proof-that-mermaids-are-real-and-beautiful
The Ghislini Sisters Mermaid Statues on Ponte delle Sirenetti
The small Ponte delle Sirenette (Bridge of Mermaids) by Italian engineer Francesco Tettamanzi was inaugurated on June 23rd in 1842 on the Naviglio della Martesana (Martesan Canal) on the San Damiano road (now called via Visconti di Modrone) in Milano (map). It was moved to the heart of Parco Sempione in 1930 as part of a […]
Brazil’s Sereia da Barra Velha mermaid statue
In the south of Brazil you will find an unusual mermaid statue in the coastal town of Barra Velha. More information is needed on this mermaid, as to when it was created and who the artist was, and what the background story is that may have inspired the statue. The statue holds a giant clamshell, […]
England gets its first Ama Mermaid Statue, on the Thames in Henley
As covered by both BBC News and the Henley Standard, a bronze mermaid statue was unveiled on June 6 2013 in Henley-on-Thames, on the Red Lion lawn next to the Henley Bridge. map Photos of the unveiling and of the statue are not yet available, but will be soon. The statue is part of […]
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