On the promenade in Vevey, on the northeast side of Lake Geneva, are three sculptures of nymphs riding seahorses. Although often referred to as mermaids, these are more accurately nymphs or water spirits – one is a child (in the pool) and the other two (in the lake) are adults, one holding a sphere and […]
The Lake Geneva Mermaid
This mermaid sculpture by Natascha Alexandrova Jusopov was created in 1965 and is also known as Sirene du Lac (Mermaid of the Lake) or Sirene de Collonge-Bellerive. It is located just off the southeast shore of Lake Geneva, in Collonge-Bellerive, next to a small park fittingly called Plage de la Nymphe (Mermaid Beach). The mermaid […]
The Oostende Mermaid
This mermaid statue is located in the Leopold Park in Oostende, Belgium. The park was created in the 1880s and is located at the site of a previous zoo and botanical garden. The park contains a number of rare trees and animals, and some unusual statues. There is a swimming statue, there is the […]
A Mermaid on the Greek Island of Poros
There is a fountain on the Greek island of Poros which contains this mermaid sculpture. Mermaids have a long history in Greece, going back to the Sirens and the Nereids in Greek Mythology. The Nereids were sea nymphs or mermaids, and were daughters of Nereus, oldest son of Pontus (The Sea) and Gaia (The […]
The Syros Mermaid: Panagia Gorgona
On the Greek Island of Syros is a fountain by the water, featuring a mermaid and a fisherman. The mermaid is the Syros mermaid Panagia Gorgona, which translates to “Saint Mermaid” or “Virgin Mary the Mermaid”. The sculpture was created by sculptor Giorgos Xenoulis of Athens, and is a tribute to fishermen lost at sea. It […]
Stheno of Paralio Astros
The city of Paralio Astros (Astros Beach) in Greece has a sculpture known as the Stheno Mermaid. The statue looks out over the
Sandstone Mermaid on Cyprus
There is a small fountain featuring a sandstone mermaid statue and several amphoras at the Santa Marina Beach Park in the town of Agia Marina Chrysochouson the north-west part of Cyprus. The beach park is set up for feasts and festivals, weddings and such. It has room and seating for a lot of people, and […]
Mermaid sculptures at Fethiye, Turkey
3 life-size mermaid sculptures feature prominently at the Club & Hotel Letoonia in Fethiye’s harbour, near the south-west corner of Turkey. One is close to a small lighthouse and the club’s waterside patio, located where it can be seen with a welcoming gesture to every boat entering the Fethiye harbor. Two other mermaid statues are […]
The Mermaid of Emerald Bay in Canada
There is a pleasant surprise for divers going down 60′ into Powell River near Saltery Bay in British Columbia. They find the Emerald Princess, a 9′ bronze mermaid statue. Simon Morris created the 600-pound bronze sculpture and placed it in sixty feet of water in 1989. The locations is aptly named Mermaid Cove, and it is […]
The Little Mermaid in the Virgin Islands
On the island of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands there is a replica in half size of Copenhagen’s statue of The Little Mermaid. It was placed in the town of Charlotte Amalie, by the harbor. The statue sits near the pier where cruise ships dock, and close to a small shopping center. The reason […]
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