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Minsen Seewief (mermaid)

December 3, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Minsen Seewief (mermaid)

Karin Mennen created the Minsen Seewief sculpture and monument in 1992, to preserve and commemorate a cautionary legend from the 16th century in northern Germany. According to legend a mermaid was trapped by fishermen.  She pleaded to be released, but they refused. Eventually she escaped, and then in revenge she destroyed the area – the […]

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Petite Sirène de L’Île-Rousse

November 26, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Mermaid sculpture in Ile Rousse

The Little Mermaid of L’Île-Rousse is also known as the Marinella Mermaid and Sirène de L’Île-Rousse. She sits on a rock just off the Promenade de la Marinella in L’Île-Rousse, on the north coast of the French island of Corsica. She was created in bronze by sculptor Gabriel Diana, and is positioned at one end of […]

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The Jalakanyaka Mermaid in India

November 19, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Jalakanyaka Mermaid sculpture

The Jalakanyaka mermaid can be found sunbathing at Shankumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala. Famous artist Kanayi Kunhiraman created the sculpture in concrete. It is 87’ (26m) long and 25′ tall, and is the largest mermaid sculpture on Earth. The Shankumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram is very close to the Trivandrum International Airport, […]

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Southport’s Lord Street Mermaid

November 12, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Southport's Mermaid Statue

The Lord Street Mermaid poses with a large fish in a fountain in Southport, on the west coast of England. The location is part of Southport’s Lord Street Town Trail. The mermaid fountain was commissioned by businessman Walter Connard as part of the entrance to his Palladium Picture Palace which opened in 1914. Lord Street […]

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The William Bloye Mermaid

November 5, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Birmingham Mermaid

The William Bloye Mermaid at the University of Birmingham can be seen all over the university campus. She is part of the university crest, which in turn comes from the coat of arms designed for himself by Sir Josiah Mason, the self-made millionaire who founded the university. In 1960, the University added the William Bloye […]

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Scotland’s Mermaid of The North

October 29, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Mermaid of the North

The Mermaid of the North sits on a rock near Balintore, Scotland. At high tide she is half submerged, and at low tide (up to 14′ lower than high tide) she is clearly dry on her rock.  The rock itself has been named ‘Clach Dubh’, meaning ‘black rock’ in Gaelic. Steve Hayward created the 10’ […]

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Mermaid Syrenka – Protector of Warsaw

October 22, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

The Syrenka Mermaid Statue in Warsaw Old Town Market Square.

The city of Warsaw in Poland has for five centuries had a protector – the mermaid Syrenka. The mermaid is found everywhere in Warsaw – on the Warsaw Coat of Arms, on official buildings and vehicles, and in at least 3 prominent locations as a sculpture of the mermaid with her sword and her shield. […]

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The Mermaids of Drøbak

October 15, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Drøbak Mermaid Sculpture

The Mermaids of Drøbak – near Oslo in Norway – were created in bronze in 1999 by Reidar Finsrud and were then installed on the pier at the town’s marina. One of the mermaids seems to be rinsing out her hair, while the other two seem engaged in a lively discussion. Factory owner Ingeborg Lane commissioned […]

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Havis Amanda mermaid statue

October 8, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Havis Amanda

You will find this sculpture from 1906, the Havis Amanda mermaid statue by Carl Wilhelm ‘Ville’ Vallgren, in Market Square in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland. The sculpture was named Merenneito (Mermaid) by the sculptor. He sculpted the bronze mermaid statue while living in Paris in 1906. A young Parisian named Marcelle Delquini was the model for […]

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Trafalgar Square Mermaids

October 1, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Trafalgar Square Mermaid fountains

The Trafalgar Square mermaids are part of two large fountains in Trafalgar Square in London. The fountains commemorate Admirals Jellycoe and Beatty, with fantastic sculptures of mermaids, tritons and dolphins. Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the sculptures for the fountains in 1935, and the sculptures were created by William McMillan and Sir Charles Wheeler by 1939, but not installed until 1948 due to World War […]

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