Hans Christian Andersen’s famous statue of the Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist attractions, has been vandalized with the colors of the Russian flag painted on the rock she sits on.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Hans Christian Andersen’s famous statue of the Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist attractions, has been defaced, with the colors of the Russian flag painted on the rock she sits on, a newspaper reported on Thursday. .
The 1.65-meter (5.4-foot) tall bronze statue sits at the mouth of Copenhagen’s harbor.
It was not known when the damage occurred. The rock was painted in white, blue and red stripes. No one has claimed responsibility for the act.
The statue was created as a tribute to the Danish storyteller Andersen. It has long been a popular target for vandals, who have previously blown the mermaid off her perch, decapitated her and painted her.
The bronze is based on the mermaid daughter of a mythical sea king who, according to Hans Christian Andersen’s story, falls in love with a prince and wishes to become a human being.
