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Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet: The symbol of Copenhagen “The Little Mermaid” has been painted in the colors of the flag of Russia

September 13, 2023

Journalists of the publication photographed the tricolor at 07:00 local time (09:00 Moscow time).As indicated in the documents, the editorial staff of the newspaper contacted the local police in order to clarify the circumstances of the incident, but the officer on duty replied that no information about the incident had been received by the police. order.

The author of “The Little Mermaid” is the Danish sculptor Edvard Eriksen and his wife Eline served as a model. Previously, the statue had been donated to the city by brewer Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of the Carlsberg brewery. In 1913 a monument was erected in the Langelinie coastal region of Copenhagen. Since then, it is one of the symbols of the city.

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