La Fuente Monumental Las Nereidas (Fountain of Mermaids) was created in 1903 by Argentine sculptor Dolores Mora de Hernández (also known as Lola Mora) in white Carrara marble, representing nereids attending the birth of Venus. Lola was a pioneer in many fields, including that of being a female sculptor, holding patents related to mining, breaking […]

There is a delightful little island called Isla del Pirata just off the coast of Cartagena in Columbia. And just off the shore of this Pirates Island sits – very appropriately – a mermaid. Isla del Pirata is one of the 30 coral islands forming the Rosario Archipelago.   The area has great natural beauty […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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”. See all the details here ….

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 […]

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 […]