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H. C. andersen de vilde svaner eventyr skulpturer

Fairy tale sculptures in Odense

Photo: Destination Fyn

Watch the fairy tale figures of H. C. Andersen come to live all over Odense – in parks and in the streets and alleys you can meet 16 sculptures, all inspired by the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

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The Trinity - The Shadow, The Traveling Companion and The Improvisatore

Bjørn Nørgaard's portrait of Hans Christian Andersen - The Trinity - consists of The Shadow, The Improviser and The Travelling Companion. The sculpture stands opposite the railway station, making i...

02

Thumbelina - Sculpture by Lotte Olsen

Sculpture by Lotte Olsen. Thumbelina stands on Sortebrødre Torv in her flower and looks for the swallow that is coming to take her away to warmer countries. The bronze sculpture was unveiled in 1994 a...

03

Hans Christian Andersen on a bench

Jens Galschiøt's 5 sculptures depicting H.C. Andersen respectively on the bench, 3 pillars with the little mermaid, Clumsy Hans and the Tin Soldier, and a bench with feet to sit on.

04

The Steadfast Tinsoldier

This bronze sculpture was revealed in December 1996 as the seventh in a series of Hans Christian Andersen inspired sculptures. Like the tin soldier in the fairy-tale it only has one leg. The artist wa...

05

The Hans Christian Andersen Statue in the Fairy Tale Garden

This bronce statue was revealed on June the 19th in 1888 in the Kings Garden. In 1905 it was moved to Graabroedre Plads and in 1949 it was moved to it's current position in Eventyrhaven. The artist, ...

06

The Paper Boat, Sculpture

The Paper Boat was made by Erik Heide. The boat, "sailing" in the lake in the Fairytale Garden, often makes visitors think of the tale of the Steadfast Tin Soldier. In the tale about the one legged...

07

The Butterflies in the lake

The butterflies are part of the fairytale playground, which also offers oversized dock leaves and other play equipment for smaller children.

08

The Mermaid - Sculpture

The Mermaid was inspired from one of Hans Christian Andersens most well-known fairy tales about the little mermaid. This mermaid of bronce sits on top of a pedestal of granite and was revealed on June...

09

The Wild Swans - Sculpture

The dynamic sculpture shows the 11 brothers and their sister, Elisa, who is lying naked on the swans’ wings, as they fly away. The tale of “The Wild Swans” tells the story about a king, who remarri...

10

The Sea Horse - Sculpture

The artist originally started working on a much smaller scale, as the idea was to put it into the outdoor public pool on the outskirts of the city, but the City Beautification Committee decided, that ...

11

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperors New Clothes was made by Keld Moseholm and revealed in 1988 as the first in a series of Hans Christian Andersen-inspired sculptures in the city centre. On a small platform you see the empe...

12

The Woman with the Eggs

The motive came from the fairy tale by the same name (translates into The Eggwoman). This is the story about the woman who held her head so high that she dropped her eggs and saw all her dreams shatte...

13

The Toad - Sculpture in Vintapperstraede

The Toad is made of granite by Ejgil Westergård and it was unveiled on September the 1st in 1990. The sculpture is built to mimic a small pool in a carved granite rock. The smiling and cheerful toad...

14

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep

Besides the shepherdess and the chimney sweep you can see other figures from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. The sculpture is more than 5 meters high and made of granite and bronce.

15

The Darning Needle

The Darning Needle was made by Frede Troelsen. The sculpture is designed with two parts - the darning needle and the pin. The darning needle is made out of red Swedish granite and the pin of granite ...

16

The Flying Trunk

This H.C. Andersen sculpture is number four out of a series of eight and was revealed in 1995. The artist is Jens Flemming Sørensen. The motive is taken from the fairytale of "The Flying Trunk" and...