Agnete og Havmanden

Stunning fountain outside the town hall

Walking through Aarhus, came across the Agnete og Havmanden water fountain by accident. Stunning fountain of two nude figures outside the town hall. Stunning arty workmanship.

Interesting fountain with an interesting story

In front of the clock tower is a bronze statue and fountain of Agnete and the Seaman, which I could also see from my window of my hotel. The statue was made by Johannes Bjerg and was a gift to the cit...

Old fountain in front of city hall

Nice fountain in the city center. If you visit this in june, you might meet the graduate students bathing here, when they're touring after the graduation. They might have put in some disc soap, so th...

Lovely sculpture El Greco-style!

This sculpture is of the folk ballad of Agnete and the Merman, which actually forms the basis for Matthew Arnold's 1849 poem ' The Forsaken Mermaid'. The sculpture is in El Greco style by Johannes Bje...

A Sculpture With a Nice Story.

Made by Johannes C. Bjerg. "Agnete og Havmanden" ('Agnete and the merman') A A merman woos Agnete to leave her children behind and come and live with him in the sea. She does so and has several child...