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Ellen Price as the Little Mermaid, Royal Danish Ballet, 1909 Assembly of the Little Mermaid statue (Copenhagen, Langeline, 1913). The statue was commissioned in 1909 by Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg, who had been fascinated by a ballet about the fairytale in Copenhagen's Royal Theatre and asked the ballerina, Ellen Price, to model for the statue.
Langelinie (English: Long Line) is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of The Little Mermaid statue. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen. Most cruise ships arriving in Copenhagen also berth at Langelinie Pier. [1]
Agnete and the Merman is a group of bronze sculptures in Copenhagen, Denmark, located underwater in the Slotsholm Canal next to the Højbro Bridge. It has been referred to as one of the least-known works of art in Copenhagen. [1] The sculptures were made in 1992 by the Danish sculptor, photographer, and author, Suste Bonnen. [2]
The Royal Cast Collection is held at the West India Warehouse, Toldbodgade 40, between The Little Mermaid and Nyhavn in Copenhagen. It consists of over 2,000 naked plaster casts of statues and reliefs from collections, museums, temples, churches, and public places throughout the world, from antiquity to the Renaissance.
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Eriksen's most famous work is the bronze statue of The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue). In 1909, Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg brewery, commissioned the work of art as a gift to the City of Copenhagen.
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The Little Mermaid (statue) unveiled. 1915 - January: Conference of Socialist Parties of Neutral Countries held in Copenhagen. 1917 - Munksgaards Forlag (publisher) in business. [15] 1924 – Alexandra Teatret (cinema) opens. [16] 1925 Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup and Bakkehuset museum open. Danish National Symphony Orchestra founded.