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When visiting Copenhagen, there are two statues that you must see.
The first, located on the side of Copenhagen City Hall Square, is the statue of Hans Christian Andersen, the famous Danish writer of plays, travelogues, novels, poems and what he is most remembered for…his fairy tales.
The bronze statue, made by Henry Luckow-Nielsen, was erected in its current spot in 1965 facing H.C. Andersen Boulevard. The statue, depicts the writer sitting with a book. Jump up in his lap and pretend that he is reading you one of his stories…The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina and the most famous of them all, The Little Mermaid.
And…speaking of the Little Mermaid…
Located on a rock at the water’s edge, this major attraction has drawn thousands of tourists to this area since 1913. A gift to the city by Carl Jacobsen of Carlsberg and designed by Edvard Eriksen, the statue lies along the Langelinie promenade but is much smaller than one would imagine. Despite its diminutive size, however, it represents the city, in the way that statues in other cities represent those…Statue of Liberty in New York, Manneken Pis in Brussels, Christ the Redeemer in Rio. On any given day, you can find bus loads of tourists milling about and taking turns having their picture taken with the Mermaid, thus making it the most photographed statue in Denmark, garnering 5 million photos per year.
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Hans Christian Andersen Statue
- http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/statue-hc-andersen-city-hall-square-gdk825755
- Address: Rådhuspladsen, 1550 København V
- Admission: free
- Hours: none
Little Mermaid Statue
- http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/little-mermaid-gdk586951
- Address: Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark
- Admission: free
- Hours: none