Living among fairy tales...

Fairy tales seem to strike a chord with everyone, no matter what the age. Maybe you heard a fairy tale once when you were younger and it has stuck with you all the way into your adulthood. This idea of a following fairy tale is evident even in physical forms around the world. People love to be reminded what it was like to be a kid hearing about such far away places, enchantments, and to be truly excited to hear a story. Maybe that is why these statues of favorite fairy tales from people's childhoods show up all around the globe. People want to be reminded how wonderful it was to be immersed in such captivating stories.

One example is the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens in London. J.M Barrie, the author of the boy who never grew up, had this statue installed overnight in 1912 so it was if appeared out of nowhere; keeping the idea of magic still alive.

Another example is the Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park. This statue was not given to Central Park until 1959 when it was received as a gift from George Delacorte who had it commissioned in honor of his wife Margarita and given to the children of New York City.


A final example is the Little Mermaid statue that sits in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unveiled in 1913 the statue was a gift to Copenhagen from Carl Jacobsen, who was part of the Carlsberg brewing family. The statue sits overlooking the Copenhagen Harbor and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city.