Today, without his fairy tales, the childhood of any person is unthinkable. His name has become a symbol of everything real, pure, high. It is no coincidence that the Highest International Prize for the best children's book bears his name - it is gold medal Hans-Christian Andersen, which is awarded every two years to the most talented writers and artists. In different cities of the world, monuments to G.Kh. Andersen and the heroes of his fairy tales.
Andersen was born in Denmark, in the town of Odense. Denmark has a large number of interesting and memorable places, and since the country is very small, it seems that it is one big fairy tale of the country's main storyteller - Hans Christian Andersen.
In Odense, where the storyteller was born, there are monuments to Andersen and the heroes of his fairy tales on the streets, and a paper boat floats along the river in the park.
Monument to Andersen in Odense.
Barefoot Andersen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
Swan.
The new outfit of the king.
Thumbelina.
Dog from Flint.
Figures from Andersen's books.
Three sides of Andersen.
Paper boat.
Not a single capital of the world will tell as many stories as Copenhagen tells its guests. And everyone who has been there must say: “It's just a fairy tale!”
Monument to the Little Mermaid is one of the main attractions of Denmark.
At present, Copenhagen has two monuments to the great storyteller. One bronze Hans Christian sits on a pedestal in the garden of the Royal Palace of Rosenborg.
They say that Andersen liked to come to this garden, sitting on a bench, feeding bread to ducks and swans swimming in the pond - the former moat of the fortress. The project of the monument was created by the sculptor August Sobu during the life of the writer: Andersen was supposed to be depicted with a book in his hands, surrounded by children. However, the elderly Andersen rejected the project. “I could never read aloud when someone was sitting next to me,” he said. But most of all, he did not like the idea of \u200b\u200bwith children: he did not want to see only young readers as his fans. Andersen considered himself an "adult" writer, poet and playwright. This monument was erected only in 1880 - five years after Andersen's death. The storyteller looks over the heads, the book is in his left hand, and the right one with outstretched fingers is stretched out, as if for blessing or reassurance.
The second monument, also seated, was made by the sculptor Henri Lukov-Nielsen and installed in 1961 near the town hall building on the Town Hall Square; here Andersen faces the Tivoli Amusement Park.
He does not have a high pedestal, like the first one, so that any child can climb (and climbs) on the knees of the storyteller. For this reason, the statue's legs are more polished than the rest of the bronze body. Thanks to the children and the right idea of the sculptor, this monument is perhaps the most photographed in Copenhagen. Everyone can approach him, touch the cane he holds in one hand, stroke the book in the other, take a picture with his favorite writer.
In Russia, in the city of Sosnovy Bor in 1980, in honor of the 175th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, the Andersengrad children's town was opened.
Mermaid in Andersengrad.
And more monuments to G.Kh. Andersen and his heroes.
Denmark.
Malaga
The ugly duckling in Andersen's bag (Malaga).
Thumbelina (Sochi).
Today, on the anniversary of the famous children's storyteller, let's remember the heroes of his most famous fairy tales that inspired sculptors around the world to create monuments. Many of them are, of course, in Denmark - in Copenhagen and Odense (Andersen's hometown).
In Copenhagen there is a famous monument to the Little Mermaid. In the image of a mermaid, the sculptor, commissioned by a rich brewer in love, depicted the object of his sighs - a ballerina royal theater Juliet Price. The monument to the little mermaid is small - the height of the sculpture is only 1.25 meters, weight is about 175 kg. But this small statue is the personification of not only Andersen's entire work, the Little Mermaid has become a real symbol of Copenhagen. However, it attracts the attention of not only tourists and guests of the city, but also intruders. Twice the monument was barbarously defaced by hooligans. On the anniversaries of the monument in Copenhagen, grandiose holidays are arranged, in which both guests of the city and the townspeople participate with pleasure.
The monument to the Steadfast Tin Soldier was erected in Odense. This bronze figurine of a soldier seems to have just stepped out of the pages of a fairy tale, the tin soldier standing steadfastly on one leg looks so believable (as we remember, there was not enough tin on the other leg). There are monuments in Odense beautiful swan, Paper boat, Thumbelina and a whole group of characters from the fairy tale "The King's New Dress".
In New York, there is a monument to Andersen himself, next to which sits ugly duck. In Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, there is a monument to Andersen and the heroes of his fairy tale "The Snail and the Roses"; in Kyiv there are two monuments - Thumbelina and the Princess and the Pea; in Delft (Netherlands) is perhaps the most unusual monument the heroine of Andersen's fairy tale is the glass "Heart of the Snow Queen".
There are also monuments to Andersen's heroes in Russia: in the city of Sochi in 2006, a monument to Thumbelina was erected on the central alley of the park. Sculptors V. Zvonov and A. Butaev made this monument in mixed media. Cute Thumbelina with the wings given to her by the Elf immediately fell in love with the kids visiting this park, and, of course, with adults who had a reason to interest their child in a fairy tale. Ole-Lukoye "settled" in Mytishchi near Moscow; in Sosnovy Bor - The Little Mermaid and the Steadfast Tin Soldier.
"AT big city, where there are so many houses and people that not everyone has enough space for at least a small garden, two poor children lived ... "Remember? This is how the well-known fairy tale of Hans-Christian Andersen begins" The Snow Queen". After all the adventures, Kai and Gerda return home: "Here there was a bell ringing, and they recognized the bell towers of their hometown ... "This city can be unmistakably defined - Copenhagen, the city of kings and merchants, canals and bell towers, evil trolls and good fairies, a fairy tale city. The capital and largest city of Denmark, located on the island of Zeeland The island lies in the strait that connects the North and Baltic seas.
The bronze monument to Hans Christian Andersen in Copenhagen stands in the Royal Garden, against the backdrop of the graceful pink castle of Rosenborg. The storyteller looks thoughtfully into the distance, the book in his left hand, and the right one is stretched out as if for a blessing. The monument was erected in 1880, shortly after the death of the writer, at the place where the young Hans-Christian, who at one time was on the verge of poverty, sat for hours on a bench, ate a penny bun and admired the white swans swimming in the pond (and possibly saw miraculous transformation into the Ugly Duckling Swan).
Another Copenhagen Andersen is not so elevated, on the contrary, it is accessible: on the boulevard of his name, near the town hall square, on a par with pedestrians, he looks at the Tivoli amusement park. The Danes consider their capital the city of the Great Storyteller. Andersen considered the day of his arrival from his native Odense to Copenhagen - September 6, 1819 - the most important in his life and celebrated along with his birthday.
It is difficult to imagine a happier writer's fate. He published his first book at the age of seventeen, from his youth he was surrounded by admirers and patrons, became a world celebrity long before forty, from the age of thirty he lived only on literary earnings and scholarships, was friends with great writers, was treated kindly and repeatedly awarded by monarchs. Echoes - in fairy tales and stories: “The royal family rides in a boat through narrow channels. The old king steered the wheel himself, the queen sat next to him, and both affably answered the bows of their subjects, without disassembling the estates and ranks ”(“ The Key to the Gates ”). And - with great Andersen's humor: “The ladies-in-waiting jumped and clapped their hands. “We know who has sweet soup and pancakes today! We know who has porridge and pork cutlets!” “Yes, but keep your mouth shut, I’m an emperor’s daughter!” ("Swineherd").
At thirty-four, he wrote: “My name is beginning to shine, and this is the only thing I live for ...” He was forty-three when the thirty-eight volume collection of his works was published in Germany - by that time he was already world famous came true.
True, they laughed at the national celebrity, especially at the amusing appearance: a long nose, incredible thinness, huge feet, disproportionate hands. They say that Andersen did not like to walk among the crowd, so he became almost the only Copenhagener who did not like the 1843-m and now world-famous amusement park, Disneyland of the 19th century. To this day, Danish provincials often come not so much to Copenhagen as to Tivoli to take a walk in the park, located directly opposite the station, across the street, to have fun and have fun.
In general, the spirit of fun reigns in Copenhagen. On Strøget - the longest pedestrian street on the continent - they flirt, dance, sing and sit in clusters around the fountains. From the bustling town hall square, Strøget stretches to the open space in front of Christianborg Palace, culminating in the spacious New Royal Square overlooking the Pyhaven harbor area. This path can be traced by Andersen's fairy tale "Galoshes of Happiness", all the names have remained the same. Remember? “It was in Copenhagen, on East Street, not far from the New Royal Square ...” Andersen’s first book that became popular was the story “Walking from the Holm Canal to Amager Island”, based on the Copenhagen topography. There is now an airport on the island of Amager and, as before, the old fishing village of Dragör, where it is full of Swedes: exhausted by the anti-alcohol struggle in their homeland, they come by ferry from Malmö for cheap drinks, fortunately through the Sound - half an hour and seven dollars round trip .
Andersen knew the city thoroughly and, judging by close attention, he loved it like he did the country: his poem "Denmark, my homeland" is still taught by heart in schools. In Copenhagen, traces of the heroes of Anderson's fairy tales are everywhere. Here is the palace ensemble of Amalienborg - the official residence of the Danish monarchs for the past two hundred years. It was built for short term(1749-1755) designed by the architect N. Eigtved. Four identical palaces are located opposite each other on an octagonal square. I wonder in which of these four palaces two swindlers wove day and night the material for the new dress of the king?
An elegant equestrian monument to King Frederick V rises in the center of the square. Every noon, a company of the Life Guards in ancient uniform arranges a solemn changing of the guard according to the established ritual. The soldiers are wearing fur hats, their first samples were donated by the Russian emperor Alexander III to my Danish father-in-law. Amalienborg usually hosts the ceremony of presenting credentials to the Queen for foreign ambassadors.
In the old days, the square was used not only for parades, but also for public executions. So, once a young witch sentenced to be burned at the stake was brought there. “Suddenly, eleven white swans flew in, sat around her along the edges of the wagon and flapped their mighty wings ...” Another time a large gallows was built, on which a soldier, the owner of a magic flint, was to be hung ...
Another famous place in the Danish capital is the New Royal Square, one of the largest in Copenhagen. It has thirteen streets. There are many monuments of architecture, culture and art here: the Royal Opera and Ballet Theater - the main national stage of the country, the fashionable Angleder Hotel, the large expensive Du Nord store, Charlottenborg Palace - the former royal residence, now the Academy of Arts with exhibition halls. And once it was through this square that the famous naked king walked!
And the princess, who was later put a pea under her feather beds, one rainy evening knocked on the gates of Rosenborg Palace - the only palace of the era of King Christian IV (1577-1648), which has remained unchanged since the completion of construction in 1633. Now the richest collection of jewels and ornaments of the Danish royal family, a collection of royal porcelain and silver. One of Andersen's favorite fairy tales is "The Steadfast Tin Soldier". Here the street boys put the soldier in a paper boat and let it go through the gutter. "The boat skidded onto a wide bridge ... At that moment a large water rat jumped out from under the bridge..." We can figure out this bridge: Stormbro or Stormy, perhaps the darkest in Copenhagen. The passages between its supports are so narrow that tourist boats, sailing under the bridge at the slowest speed, still almost touch its walls. In one of the supports, there is also a hole in the gutter. The rat, the self-proclaimed customs controller, failed to profit from the tin soldier: immediately after the bridge in the canal, he swallowed it big fish. But the fish did not swim for long with a tin soldier in its belly: a few minutes later it was hooked and immediately ended up in the fish market, which still operates on the canal embankment from about six to nine in the morning.
Yes, without Copenhagen, many Andersen's fairy tales are inconceivable - not only "Galoshes of happiness" or "A drop of water", where the city has a plot, but also, say, the textbook "Flint": "A dog has eyes - each with a Round Tower." The view of a true writer who managed to see not frontally, but in cross section, the XYI century tower, one of the main attractions of Copenhagen. The height of the tower is 35 meters. There are no steps in it - the ascent is carried out along a gentle flooring. History testifies that Peter I, who visited Copenhagen in 1721, drove to the top of the tower in a carriage drawn by six horses.
The shadows of the heroes of the Great Storyteller hover in Christianhavn - an ancient district of Copenhagen, the construction of which began in 1618 at the direction of Christian IV. Merchants and wealthy citizens built their mansions here. Located on one of the streets, the Church of the Savior is notable for its spire, which, contrary to architectural tradition, is "twisted" counterclockwise.
The shepherdess and the chimney sweep, having climbed onto the roof, are still admiring the beautiful views of the Danish capital: the Town Hall building with a gilded figure of Bishop Absalon, the founder of Copenhagen; the spire of the Stock Exchange, formed by the intertwining of dragon tails and crowned with three crowns, symbolizing the former state union of Denmark, Sweden and Norway; court theater and the royal museum "Arsenal" with a collection vintage clothes, carriage, firearms…
And Ole Lukoye opens his fabulous umbrella over the Gefion fountain, with which one old legend, well known to Andersen - aren't legends feeding the writer's fantasy? This is a legend about the daughter of the great Scandinavian gods Ases. Gefion was endowed with extraordinary strength and intelligence, she loved to wander. Somehow she wandered into the country of the Swedes. All day and all night she told about her travels to the wise King Gylfi. As a sign of gratitude, the king promised to give Gefion as much land as her bulls plow in one day and one night. The next morning, in front of the astonished Gylfi, an immense field was spread, which was plowed by her four sons, who took the form of gigantic bulls. Sculptor A. Bondgord captured the moment when Gefion harnessed the bulls at the edge of a plowed field, waved her whip, they pulled with all their might ... and tore their land from Sweden. The bulls were not able to carry the heavy burden far - in clear weather, the Swedish coast is clearly visible from the fountain, and at the narrowest point of the Öresund Strait, which separates Denmark and Sweden, the width of the water strip is 3.7 km.
North-east of the city center near the embankment - the "sea facade" of Copenhagen, Andersen's Little Mermaid sitting on a rock looks into the sea: the sculpture was installed in 1913 with sponsorship of the famous Carlsberg brewery. At houses No. 20 and 67 along the embankment of the Nyhavn canal, one can read on memorial plaques that Andersen himself lived and worked here in different years.
Grateful compatriots immortalized Andersen's name not only in monuments, but also in the names of streets, theaters, restaurants and even ... Ole Lukoye sandwiches and children's pajamas! In any case, the author, walking one day in Copenhagen, found a matchbox with a profile of the writer, lying on the pavement on Vestergade Street - just opposite the house number 28, in which he lived close friend Andersen, the poet and playwright Adam Elenschläger, and obliquely from the City Hall, next to which was opened in 1961 new monument great storyteller. In the Hall of the Town Hall, along with busts of other famous Danes, there is also an image of Andersen. And on the square, a bronze writer in a top hat on his head and with a cane in his hands looks at the busiest thoroughfare of Copenhagen, Hans-Christian Andersen Boulevard, seething at his feet.
MONUMENTS TO THE HEROES OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALE
Many fairy tales were created by the famous Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Andersen (Danish Hans Christian Andersen; April 2, 1805, Odense, Danish-Norwegian Union - August 4, 1875, Copenhagen, Denmark) - Danish prose writer and poet, author of world-famous fairy tales for children and adults.
Monument to Hans Christian Andersen in Bratislava
Monument to Hans Christian Andersen in Copenhagen
The bronze Andersen on the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen looks thoughtfully at Tivoli Park, which is located right there, opposite, across the boulevard, also bearing the name of the famous storyteller. Andersen's knees are shiny, they are rubbed to a shine with the clothes of tourists, especially children who love to be photographed sitting on the bronze knees of the great Dane.
Most of the monuments to the heroes of Andersen's fairy tales are located in Denmark, in the birthplace of the writer in the city of Odense. Apart from everything famous sculpture The Little Mermaid, sitting on the shores of Copenhagen, there are also others, albeit less famous, but also very touching and sweet.
Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen
The symbol of Denmark is the little mermaid, a cute character of the world-famous fairy tale of the same name by the famous Danish storyteller H.-K. Andersen. The Little Mermaid is a small bronze figurine 125 cm tall and weighing 175 kilograms and is located in the port of Copenhagen on a granite pedestal.
History of this fairy tale character known to everyone. The little mermaid, living in her water world, once, during a shipwreck, saves the handsome prince and falls in love with him, so much so that she can no longer be in her world and live her life. And the little mermaid decides to turn to the witch for help. Having given her her beautiful voice, the little mermaid acquires a pair of legs instead of a tail, the opportunity to be with her prince on land for only a few days and a chance to charm him. However, he falls in love with another and thereby dooms the little mermaid to death. She has a chance to get her life back, but she must kill her lover. But the little mermaid, truly loving the prince, wishes him happiness with his bride and turns into sea foam.
This sad tale of true devotion and pure love was written by Andersen in 1836. After 73 years, a ballet was staged based on The Little Mermaid, which was a huge success with thousands of spectators. Among them was the founder of Carlsberg Carl Jacobsen, a great admirer of art. Both the story itself and the ballet made such a strong impression on him that he asked Edward Erickson, a Danish sculptor, to create a statue of the little mermaid. They say that the wife of the sculpture, who was then a well-known ballerina of the royal theater, posed for the sculpture. Subsequently, it was decided to donate the statue of the Little Mermaid to Copenhagen. And on August 23, 1913, a little bronze Mermaid was installed in the capital of Denmark.
After an American journalist told the whole earth about this wonderful sculpture dedicated to such a wonderful transformation of a fairy-tale creature into a sweet dumb girl, the Little Mermaid monument became a symbol not only of the capital, but of all of Denmark, the birthplace of the great storyteller. To some extent, the little mermaid also reflects the geographical essence of Denmark, which is an island country and, one might say, surrounded on all sides by seas and oceans.
However, obviously not everyone fell in love with the monument, there were many ill-wishers who made a lot of attempts to desecrate the statue. What the already poor mermaid has not gone through - 8 acts of vandalism. In 1984, vandals abused the sculpture by sawing off its hand, since 1998 they cut off its head 3 times and painted parts of the body, and in 2003 they even pushed it into the water. But no matter what happened to her, the little mermaid was always restored from the cast left by her creator. After all, it has become close not only to the inhabitants of Copenhagen and means a lot not only to Denmark ... Millions of tourists come from all over the world to look at this wonderful statue, touch it, take a picture and ask for the fulfillment of their most cherished desire.
Monument to the fairy-tale hero Ole-Lukoyev Mytishchi
Ole Lukoje (date.Ole Lukoje) - literary character Hans Christian Andersen, based on folk tales. The story tells about the mysterious mystical creature like Sandman who shows children dreams. Some elements in the story of Olya Lukoya are also reminiscent of Morpheus, Greek god sleep: for example, Ole, like Morpheus, uses a special hypnotic liquid to lull children (Ole has sweet milk).
The name Ole Lukoye consists of two parts: Ole - Danish male name, Lukoye translates as "Close your eyes." He carries two umbrellas under his arm, which he opens to sleeping children. For children who have behaved well, an umbrella with beautiful pictures. It helps them to have beautiful pleasant dreams. For naughty children, Ole Lukoye opens an umbrella without pictures. These children spend the night without dreams.
In the tale, Ole Lukoye visits a boy named Hjalmar every night for a week and tells him stories. In the course of the tale, it turns out that Ole is actually very old. On the last evening, Sunday, Ole Lukoye tells the boy about his brother, whose name is the same, but he also has a middle name - Death. He comes to close the eyes of those who have come to leave this world, and take them with him.
Thus, the image of Ole Lukoye is divided into two: like the Greek Thanatos and Hypnos, the gods of death and sleep, the characters are related and different from each other. So "a little funny man turns out to be a guide not only through the realm of dreams, but also into the realm of death, in which the images of Heaven and Hell are vaguely guessed."
Steadfast Tin Soldier (Odens)
A steadfast tin soldier guards the peace of the townspeople on the edge of the old quarter. In the city square, in Odense, proudly puffing out his chest, he stands on a small cart that serves as a kind of pedestal. The sculpture is made of copper. The hero of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen has a heroic growth, more than 3 meters.
The locals believe in one sign. The guest of Odense, having visited the sculpture of a steadfast tin soldier, must strain and try to move the cart by pulling the rope. However, even if the guest does not achieve a result, luck will follow him all day.
One of his very first fairy tales - "Thumbelina" - was written in 1835. The heroine of the fairy tale fell in love with both adults and children. AT different countries around the world based on the fairy tale, feature and animated films have been shot, performances and musicals have been staged based on it. And the sculptors immortalize the tiny kind girl in their immortal works.
In the capital of Ukraine Kyiv, near puppet theater, there is a fountain "Thumbelina"
In the Riviera Park in Sochi, next to Thumbelina, you can sit on a flower and dream about a handsome prince ...
This sculptural composition cast from bronze by the artist A. Butaev.
Sculpture "Thumbelina" in Gomel
SOURCES:
Pavlova, E. Memory in stone and bronze: Thumbelina / E. Pavlova // Why? - 2011. - No. 7.
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Today, without his fairy tales, the childhood of any person is unthinkable. His name has become a symbol of everything real, pure, high. It is no coincidence that the highest international award for the best children's book bears his name - this is the Hans-Christian Andersen Gold Medal, which is awarded every two years to the most talented writers and artists. In different cities of the world, monuments to G.Kh. Andersen and the heroes of his fairy tales.
Andersen was born in Denmark, in the town of Odense. Denmark has a large number of interesting and memorable places, and since the country is very small, it seems that it is one big fairy tale of the country's main storyteller - Hans Christian Andersen.
In Odense, where the storyteller was born, there are monuments to Andersen and the heroes of his fairy tales on the streets, and a paper boat floats along the river in the park.
Monument to Andersen in Odense.
Barefoot Andersen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier.
Swan.
The new outfit of the king.
Thumbelina.
Dog from Flint.
Figures from Andersen's books.
Three sides of Andersen.
Paper boat.
Not a single capital of the world will tell as many stories as Copenhagen tells its guests. And everyone who has been there must say: “It's just a fairy tale!”
Monument to the Little Mermaid is one of the main attractions of Denmark.
At present, Copenhagen has two monuments to the great storyteller. One bronze Hans Christian sits on a pedestal in the garden of the Royal Palace of Rosenborg.
They say that Andersen liked to come to this garden, sitting on a bench, feeding bread to ducks and swans swimming in the pond - the former moat of the fortress. The project of the monument was created by the sculptor August Sobu during the life of the writer: Andersen was supposed to be depicted with a book in his hands, surrounded by children. However, the elderly Andersen rejected the project. “I could never read aloud when someone was sitting next to me,” he said. But most of all, he did not like the idea of \u200b\u200bwith children: he did not want to see only young readers as his fans. Andersen considered himself an "adult" writer, poet and playwright. This monument was erected only in 1880 - five years after Andersen's death. The storyteller looks over the heads, the book is in his left hand, and the right one with outstretched fingers is stretched out, as if for blessing or reassurance.
The second monument, also seated, was made by the sculptor Henri Lukov-Nielsen and installed in 1961 near the town hall building on the Town Hall Square; here Andersen faces the Tivoli Amusement Park.
He does not have a high pedestal, like the first one, so that any child can climb (and climbs) on the knees of the storyteller. For this reason, the statue's legs are more polished than the rest of the bronze body. Thanks to the children and the right idea of the sculptor, this monument is perhaps the most photographed in Copenhagen. Everyone can approach him, touch the cane he holds in one hand, stroke the book in the other, take a picture with his favorite writer.