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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.  map

The Black Diamond Mermaid
The Black Diamond Mermaid. Photo © by Robyn Rishe.

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 in 2009, the statue was created by sculptor Anna Marie Carl-Nielsen in 1921, just eight years after Edvard Eriksen created the statue of The Little Mermaid.   It was originally exhibited at  The Free Exhibition (Den Frie Udstilling) in Copenhagen.

The original white plaster cast exists today at Funen Art Museum (Fyns Kunstmuseum), and as a bronze cast which Statens Museum for Kunst (the Danish National Gallery) bought from the artist for 4500 kroner after the exhibition in 1922.

The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue.
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue. Photo © by Bev Lloyd-Roberts.
The Smaller Mermaid Statue.
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue. Photo © by Palle Blak Pedersen CC BY-SA
The Smaller Mermaid Statue
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue. Photo © Sigfrid Lundberg – CC BY-SA.
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue
The Black Diamond Mermaid Statue. Photo © by Olivier Vuigner.
The Black Diamond Mermaid
The Black Diamond Mermaid. Photo © by Robyn Rishe.

References:
The Little Mermaid (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
The Little Mermaid – Wikipedia

Additional images:  If you would like to help with additional photographs of this mermaid statue, please contact us.  Photos must be yours, preferably 10 megapixel or better.

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