Figure height1.25 m
6.25Cucumber lengths
977 millionthsBridge spans
3.1 hundredthsWater tower heights
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
The Little Mermaid Statue (Copenhagen)
A small bronze figure with an outsized reputation/Statues & Monuments
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen harbor is surprisingly small at just 1.25 meters tall, perched on a boulder by the waterside since 1913. Sculpted by Edvard Eriksen, it depicts Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale character. The statue has been vandalized repeatedly over the decades, losing her head twice and her arm once. Despite her modest size, she draws over a million visitors per year.
Measurements
Weight175 kg
206Chipotle bowls
4.2 thousandthsBoeing 737s
Boulder height8 tenths m
1.6 tenthsCanoes
8 thousandthsCity block lengths
30.9 quadrillionthsLight-days
Age (as of 2026)3.6 billion s
713 billionHousefly wingbeats
39.6 millionRed lights
3.6 billionMississippis
Unveiled 1913, about 113 years
Total height (with boulder)2.05 m
2.28Arming swords
82,000Pollen grain widths