This Sturday 9th June, the city of Helsingor will finally unveil a suitable companion to Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale mermaid, in the shape and form of Han (Him, in Danish).
Made by sculptors Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, the stainless steel young male figure will be perched on his own steel rock, in a similar pose in Helsingoer harbour, watching the fleets of luxury liners that pass through the Oeresund Strait on their way to the Little Mermaid. He has been given a prominent pace inf ront of the 600-year-old maritime city's new Culture Yard, where until a few years ago yachts and ships were built for the wealthy and the world's biggest shipping companies. He has cost around €403,683 but the city is hoping its new attraction will result in an increasing number of tourists.
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