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The Great Mermaid statue that stirred up Copenhagen

2025-08-06 13:39:40Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Great Mermaid statue that stirred up Copenhagen
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A mermaid statue is to be removed from Copenhagen after a public outcry over the way it is depicted. The statue was criticised as "ugly and pornographic".

The Danish Agency for Palaces and Culture intends to remove the 4x6-meter Den Store Havfrue (The Great Mermaid) from Dragor Fort, part of Copenhagen's former naval fortifications, because it does not match the cultural heritage of the 1910 monument.

The Great Mermaid statue that stirred up Copenhagen

Politiken's art critic Mathias Kryger has called the statue "ugly and pornographic."

The man behind the 14-ton sculpture is Peter Bech. He has said that criticism of his work is meaningless, as the stone figure's breasts are simply "in proportion" to its scale.

The Great Mermaid statue that stirred up Copenhagen

Others have said the criticism reflects society's attitudes toward women's bodies in general - and not in a good way.

In 2006, the Great Mermaid was erected on the Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen, next to the Little Mermaid. But it was removed in 2018 after locals denounced the work as a “fake and vulgar mermaid.”

It was then moved to Fort Dragor, until the Danish Agency for Palaces and Culture intervened in March, demanding its removal. The municipality of Dragor has reportedly since rejected Bech's offer to donate it.

The Great Mermaid statue that stirred up Copenhagen

Bech, who said he made the statue in response to comments from tourists that The Little Mermaid - inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale - was too small, said people in Dragor often tell him they love his sculpture.

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