Vandalism against the Little Mermaid of Copenhagen
When it comes to vandalism, compared to other famous national symbols, the Little Mermaid sets a sad record.
Neither Big Ben (London), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Statue of Liberty (New York) nor Manneken-Pis (Bruxelles) can match the number of attacks the Mermaid has suffered.
Vandalism in more than 40 years
1’st September 1961 - the hair of the mermaid was painted red and she was dressed in bra.
28′th April 1963 - she was drenched with red paint.
24′th April 1964 - the head was cut off for the first time. The Danish artist Jorgen Nash confessed in his book in 1997 that he had committed the crime.
15′th July 1976 - she was drenched with paint again.
22′nd July 1984 - she lost her right arm. Two young men returned the arm the day after. They had amputated the arm, while they were drunk.
5′th August 1990 - someone discovered that attempts had been made to cut off the head. An 18 cm long cut almost cut off the head.
6′th January 1998 - in the morning, the mermaid had lost her head again.
11’th September 2003 - the Mermaid was knocked down from her stone.
10.08.2008. 19:23
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