The Little Mermaid (Danish: Den lille Havfrue) is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark.It is 1.25 meters tall and weighs 175 kilograms.Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.It is the iconic statues that symbolize city.