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DENMARK-LITTLE MERMAID-VANDALIZED
(FILES)This picture taken on July 22, 1984 shows Denmark's national symbol, the statue of Little Mermaid which sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbour in Churchill Park, one arm missing. The Little Mermaid sculpture will likely head out to sea for the first time in nearly a century next year for a controversial visit to China. The Copenhagen city council is expected to vote on March 12, 2009 to let the statue, inspired by a character created by Hans Christian Andersen in an 1837 fairytale, leave its historic perch to go on display at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The decision is contentious in Denmark, where Edvard Eriksen's 1913 sculpture, measuring 125 centimetres (50 inches) and weighing 175 kilos (385 pounds), is considered a national heirloom and is today one of the Scandinavian country's main tourist attractions. According to a recent poll, six out of 10 Danes think the sculpture should stay home. AFP PHOTO BRIAN BERGMANN/SCANPIX DENMARK
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Copenhagen, DENMARK |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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BRIAN BERGMANN |
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22 Iulie 1984 |
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1237 x 1855 (1008.32 KB) |
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