The Seafarers Monument, Langelinie Marina, Copenhagen
The Seafarers Monument or Sofartsmonumentet is situated in the Langelinie Park towards the Langelinie Marina. It commemorates the 648 Danish Merchant seaman who died at sea during WWI.
The monument, which was inaugerated in 1928, has a large winged female figure at the top that depicts "Mindset" (the memory) with a number of narrative reliefs on the base that also have inscriptions of the names of the ships and the men lost at sea.
The Seafarers Monument, Langelinie Marina, Copenhagen
The Seafarers Monument or Sofartsmonumentet is situated in the Langelinie Park towards the Langelinie Marina. It commemorates the 648 Danish Merchant seaman who died at sea during WWI.
The monument, which was inaugerated in 1928, has a large winged female figure at the top that depicts "Mindset" (the memory) with a number of narrative reliefs on the base that also have inscriptions of the names of the ships and the men lost at sea.