The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

            The Little Mermaid statue has been the victim of vandalism several times. Twice she has lost her head, and once the arm was sawn off. Both the head and the arm have been repaired. Several times she has had paint poured on her. In 2017, she was covered in red paint to protest the killing of whales in the Faroe Islands (Faroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark). ‘Racist fish’ was painted on her pedestal in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests.

People have repeatedly dressed it, either for fun or to make more serious statements: draped in a burqa in a protest against Turkey's application to join the European Union, draped in Muslim dress and a head scarf, a Christmas hat put on the head, or dressed in the jerseys of the Norwegian or Swedish national football teams. 

There has been talk of relocating The Little Mermaid further into the harbour. Close up viewing could still be achieved by tour boat. But given the availability of boats in Denmark and the shallow harbour waters, many feel that relocating the statue further into the harbour would not necessarily protect it from vandals.

Taken in: Denmark / Capital / Amalienborg (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2023

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Little Mermaid

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