A man in a rowing boat floats near a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss on Alster lake in Hamburg in the late evening August 3, 2011. The four-metre-high sculpture dubbed "Riesen-Nixe" (grand mermaid) or "Badenixe" (bathing beauty) will be on display until August 12.

A man in a rowing boat floats near a 039mermaid039 sculpture created by Oliver Voss on Alster lake in Hamburg in the late evening
A man in a rowing boat floats near a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss on Alster lake in Hamburg in the late evening August 3, 2011. Reuters
A man looks at a 039mermaid039 sculpture created by Oliver Voss in the late evening hours on Alster lake in Hamburg
A man looks at a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss in the late evening hours on Alster lake in Hamburg August 3, 2011. Reuters