A 3/4 scale bronze reproduction of Denmark’s sculpture in Copenhagen harbor of The Little Mermaid was installed on the waterfront of the Han River close to the Mapo Bridge in Seoul in 2016.
The statue was unveiled by both Danish and South Korean government officials in an effort to strengthen relations between the two countries.
See many photos and more details on this page dedicated to this sculpture.
This mermaid statue first appeared in Boltenhagen on the north coast of Germany in early 2005, with no one apparently knowing where it came from or who made it.
After making quite a splash and spawning a small cottage industry of mermaid mementos and figurines, the mermaid statue disappeared without a trace in late February 2006.
A replica showed up however, in April of 2007, in Travemünde, about 15 miles from where the Boltenhagen mermaid sculpture sat. ( map ) This replica was so exact that the owner of this new mermaid statue was taken to court for the theft of the original mermaid – whose ownership was never known – and had to prove her innocence by proving that the new statue had been cast after the original disappeared.
A severe storm in June 2007 damaged the Travemünde mermaid, but it was repaired and reseated in a “safer” location. This lasted until June 16th, 2008, when the mermaid was destroyed by a drunk driver colliding with the mermaid while driving on the beach with his SUV at night.
Thus ended the saga of the mermaid in Boltenhagen and Travemünde.
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At the Shanghai Yacht Club you will find this mermaid in an idyllic spot amidst trees, greenery and water. The statue is part of the Amaryllis Art for Charity project, which has placed similar sculptures in many locations around the world.
These mermaid statues are the creation of Amaryllis Bataille-Dirks, and are being placed in prominent and beautiful locations near water, with the aims of raising funds for charities and promoting the message of this sculpture.
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Near the shore in Napier, New Zealand sits a mermaid known as Pania of the Reef.
According to one of several versions of an old Maori legend, the mermaid Pania lived in the sea off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. One day she fell in love with and secretly married Karitoki, the son of a Maori chief, living with him at night and living in the sea with the mermaid people during the day.
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A mermaid sculpture by Jonathan Wylder was placed in Cowes to celebrate the completion of the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Jubilee Haven. It is also in memory of Lord Grantham who who presided over the Yacht Club’s first meeting in 1815, and whose yacht was called “Mermaid”.
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On the South Korean island of Geomundo, the Shin-ji-ke Yeo (Sinjiki) Mermaid sculpture was unveiled in November 2010.
According to legends, she was Queen of Inoki Island in Japan, but fell in love with Seo-bok. She followed him to Geomundo in his quest to find the Medicine of Immortality. They stranded and she perished, but then became a mermaid – waiting for him to return and meanwhile helping fishermen by warning them of storms coming in.
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The South Korean island of Jeju is famous for its mermaid divers (Haenyeo) – women who dive for abalone, seaweed, sea urchins, octopi, shellfish and other treasures, in a tradition dating back centuries. As a symbol of the island’s haenyeo, on the north shore of Jeju, near the famous Dragon’s Head Rock, sits a smiling mermaid statue.
Both the mermaid and the Dragon’s Head Rock are popular tourist destinations. The dragon in question is a Black Dragon, which in Asian mythology is a rare thing – appearing only once every 60 years. Black Dragons bring luck – so the fact that there is a black dragon’s head here makes it a lucky location.
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The Yeongdo Lighthouse Mermaid was unveiled in 2004 and stands a few feet directly in front of the lighthouse, facing Japan. The lighthouse is located inside the Taejongdae Park, which is surpassingly beautiful, with magnificent cliffs and spectacular views. The lighthouse itself is several hundred feet above the water, and is part of the park itself.
A page dedicated to this mermaid sculpture is found here.
A 4-ton bronze mermaid statue of Princess Hwangok was installed near Doengbaek beach in 1974, but was badly damaged by Typhoon Thelma in 1987. A replica sculpture was created and installed in the original location in 1989.
The Princess Hwangok Mermaid of Doengbaek. Photo © by Laura Raymond.
The statue is 8 ft high. The Princess Hwangok is seated on a rock and holds a magical marble sphere in her right hand which let’s her see her lost home and family.
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