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The Little Mermaid — bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human

The famous Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark — a symbol of the city and one of the country’s most recognizable landmarks. The sculpture depicts the character from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale and is located by the harbor.

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