"The Little Mermaid is one of Denmarks most important turist attraction and a symbol of the country and it's capital. The famous lady was ste up in 1913. When viewed the first time many says, like when they see the orginal painting of Mona Lisa: "How small she is"! And with her 125 cm she really does not look of much. As a real mermaid she is half fish, half human. She represents one of the Danish writer H. C. Andersen most famous stories: The Little Mermaid. She was one of...
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"The Little Mermaid is one of Denmarks most important turist attraction and a symbol of the country and it's capital. The famous lady was ste up in 1913. When viewed the first time many says, like when they see the orginal painting of Mona Lisa: "How small she is"! And with her 125 cm she really does not look of much. As a real mermaid she is half fish, half human. She represents one of the Danish writer H. C. Andersen most famous stories: The Little Mermaid. She was one of six dauthers of the Seaking. When 15 she was for the first time allowed to the surface - and she felt in love with a prince. A real human one, who she saved from drowning. Deadly in love she sold her wonderful voice to the Seawitch in exchenge for beatutiful human legs. On their wedding night she is told that she canm only save her self by killing her love, the Prince. But she choose death herself and was transformed into sea foam and after that to spirit. After 300 year she may get a soul and eternal life. The famous statue has been vandalized several times: In 1964 she got her head cut off and again in 1998. One arm was cut off in 1984 and September 11th 2003 she was by force toppled off the stone..
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