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The Little Mermaid you’ll get to see during your visit to the Danish capital is actually just a copy of the original. The heirs of the sculptor Edvard Eriksen are keeping the real thing in an undisclosed location.
. Back story: on the last scene of @disney's The Little Mermaid, when Ariel is watching over Eric as he washed ashore, is based on this original sculpture in Copenhagen! It was commissioned in 1909 & completed in 1913 by the talented Edvard Erikson. Swipe to see the comparison 
Don't forget to check it out next time you're in Copenhagen 
.Extremely Small
The Little Mermaid is not one of those enormous statues you can admire from a distance. It’s actually surprisingly small and only measures 1.25 meters.
155 Days till I’ll be working alongside Ariel 
Two Models
Carlsberg founder Carl Jacobsen, who commissioned this statue, asked ballerina Ellen Price if she was willing to pose for the statue. The face was modeled after her, but since she didn’t want to pose nude, the body was modeled after the sculptor’s wife Eline Eriksen.
Around the World
Copenhagen isn’t the only place where you can see this statue. Copies can be found in several cities around the world, including Solvang, California, Seoul, South Korea, and Calgary, Canada.
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