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 Estatua de Hans Christian Andersen - Málaga, Spain Posted by:  razalas
N 36° 43.106 W 004° 25.228
30S E 373144 N 4064578
The statue of Hans Christian Andersen is a sculpture in honor of the famous Danish writer located in Malaga.
Waymark Code: WMPN2M
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 09/24/2015
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THE PLAQUE
This metal plaque is placed in the platform where the statue is and it reads:
"Hans Christian Andersen
1805-1875
"En ninguna otra ciudad española he llegado a sentirme tan dichoso y tan a gusto como en Málaga"
Viage por España 1862
Patrocinadores:
Fundación Reina Isabel de Dinamarca
Novo Nordisk
Widex Audifonos
Defco
La estatua fue inaugurada el 14 de Junio de 2005
por S.A.R. Princesa Benedikte"
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Hans Christian Andersen
1805-1875
"In no other Spanish city have I been as happy and as comfortable as in Málaga"
Travel through Spain 1862
Sponsors:
Fundación Reina Isabel de Dinamarca
Novo Nordisk
Widex Audifonos
Defco
The statue was inaugurated on June 14, 2005
by S.A.R. Princesa Benedikte
WHO WAS THAT INAUGURATED IT
Princesa Benedikte
Princess Benedikte of Denmark RE, SKmd, D.Ht. (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid; born 29 April 1944) is the second daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden. She is the younger sister of the reigning Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, and the older sister of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
Princess Benedikte often represents her elder sister at official or semi-official events. She and her husband, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, have three children. Princess Benedikte is currently eleventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne.
From: http://wikipedia.org
WHAT WAS INAUGURATED
Statue of Hans Christian Andersen
"The Danish Royal Family commissioned this statue in bronze, the work of the sculptor María Córdoba, which depicts the Danish author sitting on a bench in a relaxed pose. The author of the Little Mermaid and the Ugly Duckling was probably seen in this very attitude on many an occasion during his stay in our city in the early days of October 1862. He wrote about this period in his life in his book "In Spain".
Captivated by the beauty of Málaga, its sea, its luminosity and its people, Andersen wrote "in no other Spanish city have I been as happy and as comfortable as in Málaga". The statue invites the viewer to sit beside the writer, admire and respect his work and appreciate that he was a pioneer among travellers, as his journey was one of the very first cultural tours of the 19th century."
From the city of Málaga official tourism website: http://www.malagaturismo.com/
What was opened/inaugurated?: Statue of Hans Christian Andersen
Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Date of the opening/inauguration?: June 14, 2005
Website about the location: [Web Link]
Website about the person: [Web Link]
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