Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue is a frequent target for vandals
Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue is a frequent target for vandals
FILE - This is a Tuesday May 15, 2007 file photo of Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue after being covered with paint by vandals, the second time it has been defaced since March. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/John McConnico/File)
Red paint covers the vandalized tourist attraction The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Tuesday May 30 2017. Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with red paint Tuesday. Officials in charge of the city’s statues eventually had the red paint removed before noon with high-pressure hosing. (Jens Dresling/ Ritzau Foto via AP)
FILE - This is a 1964 file photo of the beheaded of The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Bjarne Luethke/ File)
FILE - This is a Feb. 7, 1972 file photo of a sea gull rests as it on the head of the ‘Little Mermaid’ statue after the harbor landmark was splashed with white paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo)
FILE - This is a Tuesday morning, Jan 6, 1998 file photo of Copenhagen’s world famous tourist attraction, The Little Mermaid, in Copenhagen’s harbour after her decapitation by unknown offenders during the night. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Mogens Flindt)
FILE - This is a Saturday, March 3, 2007 file photo of the Little Mermaid statue after it was sprayed with pink paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Kristoffer Eriksen/File)
FILE - This is a Tuesday May 15, 2007 file photo of Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue after being covered with paint by vandals, the second time it has been defaced since March. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/John McConnico/File)
FILE - This is a Tuesday May 15, 2007 file photo of Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue after being covered with paint by vandals, the second time it has been defaced since March. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/John McConnico/File)
Red paint covers the vandalized tourist attraction The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Tuesday May 30 2017. Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with red paint Tuesday. Officials in charge of the city’s statues eventually had the red paint removed before noon with high-pressure hosing. (Jens Dresling/ Ritzau Foto via AP)
Red paint covers the vandalized tourist attraction The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Tuesday May 30 2017. Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with red paint Tuesday. Officials in charge of the city’s statues eventually had the red paint removed before noon with high-pressure hosing. (Jens Dresling/ Ritzau Foto via AP)
FILE - This is a 1964 file photo of the beheaded of The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Bjarne Luethke/ File)
FILE - This is a 1964 file photo of the beheaded of The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Bjarne Luethke/ File)
FILE - This is a Feb. 7, 1972 file photo of a sea gull rests as it on the head of the ‘Little Mermaid’ statue after the harbor landmark was splashed with white paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo)
FILE - This is a Feb. 7, 1972 file photo of a sea gull rests as it on the head of the ‘Little Mermaid’ statue after the harbor landmark was splashed with white paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo)
FILE - This is a Tuesday morning, Jan 6, 1998 file photo of Copenhagen’s world famous tourist attraction, The Little Mermaid, in Copenhagen’s harbour after her decapitation by unknown offenders during the night. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Mogens Flindt)
FILE - This is a Tuesday morning, Jan 6, 1998 file photo of Copenhagen’s world famous tourist attraction, The Little Mermaid, in Copenhagen’s harbour after her decapitation by unknown offenders during the night. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Mogens Flindt)
FILE - This is a Saturday, March 3, 2007 file photo of the Little Mermaid statue after it was sprayed with pink paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Kristoffer Eriksen/File)
FILE - This is a Saturday, March 3, 2007 file photo of the Little Mermaid statue after it was sprayed with pink paint in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue was once again vandalized on Tuesday May 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Kristoffer Eriksen/File)
Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused in paint Tuesday, and it’s not the first time its been a target for vandals. The statue has also been beheaded, knocked off its base and turned a variety of different colors.