A 14-tonne statue dubbed "ugly and pornographic" will be torn down in Denmark after a major row over her "vulgar" boobs.

The enormous stone figure - known as the Big Mermaid - will be removed from Copenhagen's landmark sea fortification, Dragør Fort, after causing a massive stir.

The Danish Palaces and Culture Agency stated the statue does not "fit into the cultural-historical environment " of the 1910 landmark.

This comes as dozens of locals blasted the sculpture's design , with one art critic calling the mermaid "ugly and pornographic".

While, one journalist fumed the figure was a product of a "man's hot dream".

She said: “Erecting a statue of a man’s hot dream of what a woman should look like is unlikely to promote many women’s acceptance of their own bodies.”

She added: “It

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