人魚姫の像の誕生100年 The Little Mermaid’s 100th birthday

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今日、デンマークの人魚姫の像（デンマーク語：Den lille havfrue）は100歳の誕生日です！おめでとうございます！

人魚姫の物語を演じたバレエに感銘を受けた、カールスバーグ醸造所の創立者の息子カール・ヤコブセンが1909年人魚姫の像の制作を要請し、彫刻家エドヴァルド・エリクセンにより制作され1913年8月23日公開された。（WIKIPEDIAより）。現在、コペンハーゲンの観光に関して、一番人気！

 

または人魚が好きだったら、アーキテクトメイドのマーメイドをおすすめします！おしゃれな木のオブジェですから、是非調べてください！こちらです。

 

 

Hello!

Today, the Copenhagen's most famous tourist attraction, The sculpture of The Little Mermaid turns 100 years-old!
Here a short presentation from visitcopenhagen.com:

“Unveiled on August 23, 1913 The Little Mermaid was a gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen. The sculpture is made of bronze and granite and was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young, handsome prince on land. Every morning and evening she swims to the surface from the bottom of the sea and, perched on her rock in the water, she stares longingly towards the shore hoping to catch a glimpse of her beloved prince. Carl Jacobsen fell in love with the character after watching a ballet performance based on the fairy tale at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen.The brewer was so captivated by both the fairy tale and the ballet that he commissioned the sculptor Edvard Eriksen to create a sculpture of the mermaid.
The sculpture was inspired by ballerina Ellen Price, who in 1909 danced the lead role in the ballet The Little Mermaid at the Royal Theatre. However, Ellen Price did not want to model in the nude. The sculptor Edvard Eriksen's wife, Eline Eriksen, posed for the sculpture of The Little Mermaid.”

Please do not forget also to check the Little mermaid made by architect Made!  The Hans Bølling's Mermaid was directly inspired by H.C. Andersen's classic fairy tale and its symbolism.