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The Fisherman’s Rare Catch

Berlin’s Viktoriapark was opened in 1894, and features a large manmade waterfall (Kreutzberger Wasserfall) and several ponds, statues, sculptures and monuments.

This bronze sculpture called Der Seltene Fang (The Rare Catch) by Ernst Herter was unveiled in 1896 in the lower pond, depicting a fisherman struggling to keep hold of a twin-tailed mermaid caught in his net.  map

The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park

While most of Viktoriapark is at higher elevation, this pond and the statue are at street level, at the bottom of the waterfall.

The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park. Photo © by Bergfels
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park. Photo © by Bergfels
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kobie van Rensburg.
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kobie van Rensburg.
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kyle McCulloch.
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kobie van Rensburg.
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kobie van Rensburg.
The Rare Catch in Berlin's Viktoria Park.  Photo © by Kobie van Rensburg.

GErnst Herter also created the Lorelei Fountain in The Bronx in New York, as a memorial to German poet Heinrich Heine.

References:
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Herter
● The Mermaids of Earth coffee-table book: See page 55 in the book about this sculpture.

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