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 […]
Mermaid Statues of Earth 2014 Calendar
The 2014 Mermaid Statues calendars are now printed and available. The calendars are printed on 13 sheets card stock, 8.5 x 11 inches, with spiral wire binding. This year’s calendar has mermaid statues from Spain, Scotland, England, Mexico, Turkey, Norway, Denmark, Germany, USA and Greece. Here are photos of the front and the February page […]
The Sequel to Mermaids: The Body Found
Last year’s Animal Planet special on mermaids, called Mermaids: The Body Found, was immensely popular, and resulted in a lot of people asking themselves – and others – whether mermaids are real. It actually was asked so often that the US government felt compelled to issue a statement to the effect that there is […]
AMA Mayfield Mermaid Statue unveiled May 14 in Seoul.
On May 14th 2013 the latest Ama Mermaid Statue was unveiled at the Mayfield Hotel in Seoul. map She was created by french sculptor Amaryllis. With the Ama statue sculpted by Amaryllis, the Amaryllis Art for Charity project was created by Thomas Noor. Through this project these statues are placed in prominent and beautiful locations […]
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue in Copenhagen
About 2 miles from the world-famous statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen’s Langelinie Park is another mermaid statue. This bronze mermaid statue was unveiled on May 5th in 2009 by the Royal Library on the wharf in front of the Royal Library building, known as The Black Diamond (Den Sorte Diamant). Even though installed […]
Cate Vail – Mermaid Photographer
Cate Vail has made a profession and career of mermaid photography. It all started with visiting a museum with a large mermaid statue in New Jersey. I asked Cate to a write about it here on the Mermaids of Earth blog: by Cate Vail Beginnings: Mermaids have always been a part of my life. As […]
Mermaid statues in Brazil
About 10 miles north of Maceió in Brazil is a section of beach called Praia de Sereia (Memaid Beach). This unusual mermaid statue is located on a small reef just off the shore. map At times the reef is completely submerged, and at low tide it is accessible on foot. There is a much […]
Mermaid Statues in Italy – Part 1
It is time to get some of the mermaid statues in Italy properly represented and shown on Mermaids of Earth. There are at least seven locations in Italy with mermaid statues, and I suspect we’ll find quite a few more. We’ll start with the small city of Senigallia on the north-east coast of Italy, […]
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