COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Little Mermaid statue, beloved symbol of fairy tale innocence, fell victim Tuesday to cynicism — decapitated by vandals who apparently called a cameraman to ...

The stone beneath the Little Mermaid ... The statue, created by the sculptor Edvard Eriksen and modeled after his wife, Eline, was erected at Langelinie Pier in the Danish capital in 1913.

One of Copenhagen's most iconic, yet petite, attractions is its Little Mermaid statue. Located just south of Langelinie pier in Østerbro, the statue is based on the fairy tale by Danish poet and ...

a bronze statue that is especially popular with Chinese tourists. The 107-year-old sculpture, which depicts the little mermaid from 19th-century Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of ...