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Fuente de la Sirena in Lleida

June 11, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Fuente de la Sirena

The Fuente de la Sirena (Fountain of the Mermaid) in Lleida is found in the centrally located Parc dels Camps Elisis. Like the French Champs-Élysées, Camps Elisis refers to the Elysian Fields or Elysium – the final resting place for the souls of heroes in Greek mythology. This current mermaid statue was placed here in […]

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Sirena Inmaculada

June 4, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Sirena Leganés Inmaculada

This mermaid in the Spanish city of Leganés on the south side of Madrid was commissioned by the Leganés City Council. It was sculpted by Luis Arencibia Betancort, an artist from the Canary Islands, in 2000. Betancourt’s sculptures adorn a number of locations in the Madrid area, where he lived and worked and was well […]

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Lake Geneva’s Seahorse Mermaids

May 21, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Nymph on Seahorse in Vevey

On the promenade in Vevey, on the northeast side of Lake Geneva, are three sculptures of nymphs riding seahorses. Although often referred to as mermaids, these are more accurately nymphs or water spirits – one is a child (in the pool) and the other two (in the lake) are adults, one holding a sphere and […]

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Beaulieu-sur-Mer Mermaids

February 22, 2021 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Mermaid Statue

After spending a fabulous morning in Monaco and Èze, we just happened to spot this completely unexpected sculpture of a mermaid mother with her child as we were driving home along the coast.  Located by the marina in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, the sculpture was created in 1997 by Natasha Jusopov, who also sculpted the Lorelei statue in […]

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Szabó Mermaid in Budapest

February 22, 2021 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

An unusual mermaid is found in Majus Park on the Hajógyári Island, located in the Danube River as it cuts through the city of Budapest.  The statue was reportedly created in 1982 by Szabó Gábor. Like the mermaid in Warsaw, this mermaid holds a shield, possibly an indication of a similar legend of the city […]

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Rockefeller Plaza Mermaids

July 13, 2019 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Rockefeller Plaza Mermaids

The Rockefeller Center in New York City has an immense amount of art and sculptures. Rockefeller Plaza is just one section of the overall Center, but is rich in art on its own, including the very famous Prometheus sculpture by sculptor Paul Manship, which is probably the best known and most photographed sculpture in New […]

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The Little Mermaid Commemorative Edition – published

January 30, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth 1 Comment

The Little Mermaid - Commemorative Edition

My book, The Little Mermaid Commemorative Edition, just got published as an e-book through Amazon Kindle. It is a modern English translation of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, and commemorates the 100 Year Anniversary of the famous bronze mermaid statue of The Little Mermaid, which was unveiled in August of 1913 at […]

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Bridgeport Mermaid by Gutzon Borglum

Nathaniel Wheeler’s Bridgeport mermaid sculpture was created in 1912 by famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum (the creator of the Mount Rushmore memorial). It is interesting that he finished this mermaid sculpture the year before Edvard Eriksen created the famous Danish statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen. Nathaniel Wheeler was a prominent industrialist in Bridgeport, and was very active in […]

Guanabara Mermaid

Guanabara Mitológica mermaid in Brazil

The Guanabara Mitológica sculpture is a very contemporary mermaid sculpture at the top of Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay. She is part of the large installation at the top of this mountain, which has multiple levels of viewing platforms overlook Rio de Janeiro from about 1280′ elevation. Guanabara Mitológica was created […]

Mica Sirena mermaid sculpture

The Mica Sirena in Romania

The Mica Sirena (The Little Mermaid) in Piatra Neamt is a fairly close replica of the famous mermaid statue in Copenhagen, albeit with a different face.   The statue originally was placed in Piata Libertatii (Liberty Square) near a statue of Stefan cel Mare (Stephen The Great) in the center of Piatra Neamt, Moldavia, Romania. The plaque […]

 

 

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