Examples include:
The Old Town Market Place The sculpture in Warsaw's
Old Town Square was designed by Varsovian sculptor Konstanty Hegel. Originally (1855–1928) and now (since 2000) it stands in the marketplace. At other times, it was moved to different places in Warsaw. In 2008, the original sculpture made of bronzed zinc was taken from the market for maintenance work. The sculpture was in a very poor condition due to mechanical damage and numerous acts of vandalism. The repaired original was transferred to the
Museum of Warsaw, and replaced with a copy of made by the Jacek Guzera foundry in Dąbrowie near
Kielce.
Powiśle This statue, made of
gunmetal, was erected in April 1939 in
Powiśle near the Vistula river. The sculpture is by
Ludwika Nitschowa and posed by poet
Krystyna Krahelska. Originally, it was to be a 20-metre high sculpture made of glass, placed on a pillar in the middle of the Vistula channel. For financial reasons, this idea was abandoned, opting for a more modest solution - a sculpture surrounded by fish and seagulls, which was to be set up in a fountain. The monument was not on the list of objects intended by the Germans for dismantling, it was also one of the few that survived World War II without major damage. In autumn of 2006, a silver plaque of the
Virtuti Militari was added to the monument for
General Sikorski who was awarded it in recognition of his defence of Warsaw in September 1939.
The Markiewicz viaduct A mermaid sculpted by Jan Woydyga was erected on the Stanislaw Markiewicz viaduct in Karowa Street in 1905.
The Sejm A mermaid designed by Alexander Żurakowski in 1947 was engraved onto the shield on the breast of a statue of an eagle located in the main meeting hall of the Polish parliament, the
Sejm.
Inżynierska Street This mermaid is over the entrance to the former tram depot on 6 Inżynierska Street.
Katowicka Street Located on the building of School No. 77 on the corner of
Katowicka and Zwycięzców streets in
Saska Kępa, the
bas-relief is by Wojciech Czerwosz.
Grochowska Street This mermaid is in front of the district office of the Warsaw borough of Praga-Południe at 274 Grochowska Street, and was made by Jerzy Chojnacki. It originally stood in Saska Kępa, in front of the Sawa movie theatre.
The Palace of Culture and Science At the top of the
Palace of Culture and Science, on each clock face (which were added prior to millennium celebrations in 2000), there is the Warsaw mermaid.
Outside Warsaw A memorial fountain of the Warsaw mermaid with a similar shape to the monument in Powiśle is located in the central square of
Bielsko-Biała. It was created in 1954 by
Ryszard Sroczyński. == Gallery ==