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The Little Mermaid statue in Salt Lake City’s International Peace Gardens

The Little Mermaid statue in Salt Lake City’s International Peace Gardens
By Mermaids of Earth March 5, 2022 Public Mermaid Sculptures

There is a half-size bronze replica of Edvard Eriksen’s sculpture of The Little Mermaid in the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City. These gardens contain contributions from twenty six countries.

SLC's The Little Mermaid
The Statue of The Little Mermaid in Salt Lake City. Photo by Nancy & Glen Carlson.

The International Peace Gardens was the third place to receive permission from the Danish King and the artist, Edvard Eriksen, to have a copy of the famous mermaid statue. It was placed here on June 5th 1955 (Danish Constitution Day).

The statue has been stolen twice, latest in 2010, but was recovered on both occasions.

See more photos and information on the SLC’s Little Mermaid page.