Memorial or cemetery · 1980
Mermaids
Edgar Viies made this bronze in 1980 for the sailing regatta of the Moscow Olympics, which was held in Tallinn; its original name was 'Virupiiga', the Viru maiden. Five metres long, it shows a water-maiden wrapped in a breaking wave, some of her hair pulled taut like strings she plucks herself, and seen from the front her hair looks like a ship's sails. It was set in a pool beside Hotel Viru in 1981. When the hotel's pools were removed in 2004, the sculpture was taken down, and in 2006 it was placed on a granite pedestal next to the hotel.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Edgar Viies lõi selle pronksskulptuuri 1980. aastal Moskva olümpiamängude Tallinna purjeregati jaoks; algne nimi oli „Virupiiga”. Viie meetri pikkune kuju kujutab laineharja mähkunud näkineidu, kelle juuksed on osaliselt pingul nagu pillikeeled, mida ta ise sõrmitseb, ja otsevaates meenutavad juuksed laeva purjesid. 1981. aastal paigaldati skulptuur Viru hotelli kõrvale basseini. Kui hotelli basseinid 2004. aastal kaotati, võeti kuju maha ja 2006. aastal pandi see hotelli kõrvale graniitpostamendile.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merineid_%28skulptuur%29 ↗