Polar Bear With Cubs - Copenhagen, Denmark
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N 55° 41.734 E 012° 36.023
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The Polar Bear With Cubs statue is located at the harbor in northern part of Copenhagen.
Waymark Code: WMEJMP
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 06/05/2012
Views: 29
This 8' high bronze statue of a polar bear flanked by two cubs is located at the harbor in Copenhagen between the Little Mermaid statue and the day cruise ship port. The bear is standing upright on two legs with its nose in the air. The cubs are facing forward while standing on all four legs on either side of their mother. The statue rests on a two tiered granite pedestal.
A plaque below the statue is inscribed:
ISBJØRN MED UNGER
AF HOLGER WEDERKINCH
1886 - 1959
1929
English translation:
POLAR BEAR WITH CUBS
BY HOLGER WEDERKINCH
1886 - 1959
1929
Name of statue: Isbjørn Med Unger (Polar Bear With Cubs)
Name of creator: Holger Wederkinch
Material: bronze
Date created: 1929
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
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