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==Legacy== ===Archives, collections and museums=== * The [[Hans Christian Andersen Museum]] or H.C. Andersens Hus, is a set of museums/buildings dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark, some of which, at various times in history, have functioned as the main Odense-based museum for the author. * The [[Solvang, California#Museums|Hans Christian Andersen Museum]] in Solvang, California, a city founded by Danes, is devoted to presenting the author's life and works. Displays include models of Andersen's childhood home and of "[[The Princess and the Pea]]". The museum also contains hundreds of volumes of Andersen's works, including many illustrated first editions and correspondence with Danish composer [[Asger Hamerik]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MUSEUM |url=http://www.solvangca.com/museum/h1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129150511/http://solvangca.com/museum/h1.htm |archive-date=29 November 2010 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=SolvangCA.com}}</ref> * The [[Library of Congress]] Rare Book and Special Collections Division was bequeathed an extensive collection of Andersen materials by the Danish-American actor [[Jean Hersholt]].<ref>{{cite web |date=15 April 2009 |title=Jean Hersholt Collections |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/coll/114.html |access-date=2 April 2010 |website=Library of Congress }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2009 |title=Billedbog til Jonas Drewsen |url=https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbc3&fileName=rbc0001_2008gen51371page.db |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=American Memory: Remaining Collections |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118232145/https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbc3&fileName=rbc0001_2008gen51371page.db |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Arts and entertainment=== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 180 | image1 = Stamp of Kazakhstan 541.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = Postage stamp, Kazakhstan, 2005 | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = Denmark, 1935 }} ====Film and television==== * ''La petite marchande d'allumettes'' (1928; in English: ''The Little Match Girl''), film by [[Jean Renoir]], based on "The Little Match Girl". * ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1931 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1931) and [[The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)|its 1939 remake of the same name]], two animated ''[[Silly Symphony|Silly Symphonies]]'' cartoon shorts produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]], based on ''[[The Ugly Duckling]]''. * Andersen was played by [[Joachim Gottschalk]] in the German film ''[[The Swedish Nightingale (film)|The Swedish Nightingale]]'' (1941), which portrays his relationship with the singer [[Jenny Lind]]. * ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948), British drama film written, directed, and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on "[[The Red Shoes (fairy tale)|The Red Shoes]]". * ''[[Hans Christian Andersen (film)|Hans Christian Andersen]]'' (1952), an American musical film starring [[Danny Kaye]] that, though inspired by Andersen's life and literary legacy, was not meant to be historically nor biographically accurate; it begins by saying, "This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about this great spinner of fairy tales." * "The Second Day of Christmas", 26 December 1955 episode of ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'', Danish-born writer Sandra Michael's dramatization of Andersen's relationship with Jenny Lind, starring [[Lois Smith]] and [[Frank Schofield (actor)|Frank Schofield]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/458870930/?clipping_id=148732143 "Today's Tops in TV"]. ''The San Francisco Examiner''. 26 December 1955. p. 23. Retrieved 5 June 2024. See also: * [https://archive.org/details/tvguide-chicago-1955-12-24/page/n47/mode/2up?q=%22second+day+of+christmas%22+%22frank+Schofield%22 "Monday Evening, December 26"]. ''TV Guide''. 24 December 1955. p. A-37. * Barnow, Eric; ed. (1945). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=zwOH64apmQIC&pg=PA346&dq=Denmark+%22Sandra+Michael%22 Radio Drama in Action: Twenty-five Plays of a Changing World]''. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. p. 346. {{OCLC|1371095}}.</ref> * ''[[The Snow Queen (1957 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' (1957), a Soviet animated film based on ''[[The Snow Queen]]'', by [[Lev Atamanov|Lev Atmanov]] of [[Soyuzmultfilm]], a faithful depiction of the fairy tale that garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=14 April 1960 |title=Screen: Disney ala Soviet: The Snow Queen' at Neighborhood Houses|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/04/14/archives/screen-disney-ala-soviet-the-snow-queen-at-neighborhood-houses.html |access-date=22 November 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=7 June 1959 |title=BY WAY OF REPORT; Soviet 'Snow Queen,' Other Animated Features Due – 'Snowman's' Story|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/06/07/archives/by-way-of-report-soviet-snow-queen-other-animated-features-due-snow.html |access-date=22 November 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * ''[[The Emperor's New Clothes (1961 film)|The Emperor's New Clothes]]'' (''Carevo novo ruho''), a 1961 Croatian film, directed by [[Ante Babaja]]. * ''[[The Wild Swans (1962 film)|The Wild Swans]]'' (1962), Soviet animated adaptation of ''[[The Wild Swans]]'', by Soyuzmultfilm. * The [[Rankin/Bass Productions]]-produced fantasy film, ''[[The Daydreamer (film)|The Daydreamer]]'' (1966), depicts the young Hans Christian Andersen conceiving the stories he would later write. * ''[[The Little Mermaid (1968 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1968) 30-minute faithful Soviet animated adaptation of ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' by Soyuzmultfilm. * ''[[The World of Hans Christian Andersen]]'' (1968), a Japanese anime fantasy film from [[Toei Doga]], based on the works of Hans Christian Andersen. * ''[[Andersen Monogatari (TV series)|Andersen Monogatari]]'' (1971), a Japanese animated anthology series produced by [[Mushi Production]]. * The Pine Tree (c. 1974), 23 minute film in colour, commentary by [[Liz Lochhead]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PINE TREE, the |url=https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/6901 |website=Moving Image Archive |publisher=National Library of Scotland}}</ref> * ''[[Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975 film)|Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid]]'' (1975) Japanese anime film from Toei, faithfully based on ''[[The Little Mermaid]].'' * ''[[The Little Mermaid (1976 Czech film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1976) Czech fantasy film based on ''[[The Little Mermaid]].'' * ''[[The Wild Swans (1977 film)|The Wild Swans]]'' (1977), Japanese animated adaptation of ''[[The Wild Swans]]'' by Toei. * ''[[Thumbelina (1978 film)|Thumbelina]]'' (1978), Japanese anime film from Toei based on ''[[Thumbelina]].'' * ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' (1982–1987), an American television series, featured several Andersen stories; "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen" and "Thumbelina" were collected and released on DVD as ''Faerie Tale Theatre: Tales From Hans Christian Andersen'' (2009). * In 1986, [[Kievnauchfilm]] produced [[:ru:История о девочке, наступившей на хлеб|an animated adaptation]] of ''The Girl who Trod on the Loaf''. It was released in both Russian and Ukrainian, both voiced by the same actors. * ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), an animated film based on ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', created and produced at [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] in [[Burbank, California]]. * ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'' (1994), an animated film based on "[[Thumbelina]]", created and produced by [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]], Dublin, Ireland * One segment in ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' is based on "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", alongside [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich]]'s Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1: "Allegro". * ''[[Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale]]'' (2003), a British made-for-television film directed by [[Philip Saville]], a fictionalized account of Andersen's early successes, with his fairy stories intertwined with events in his own life.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Frazier |date=6 September 2002 |title=Upcoming TV schedules focus on events of 9/11 |page=13 |newspaper=[[Chillicothe Gazette]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-hca-premiere/104156306/}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greenhill |first=Pauline |date=2015 |title='The Snow Queen': Queer Coding in Male Directors' Films |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1663315597/ |magazine=Marvels & Tales |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=110–134 |issn=1521-4281 }}</ref> * ''[[The Fairytaler]]'' (2003), Danish-British animated series based on several Andersen fairy tales. * ''[[The Little Matchgirl (2006 film)|The Little Matchgirl]]'' (2006), an animated short film by the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] directed by [[Roger Allers]] and produced by [[Don Hahn]]. * ''[[The Snow Queen (2012 film)|The Snow Queen]]'' (2012), a Russian 3D animated film based on ''[[The Snow Queen]]'', the first film of ''The Snow Queen'' series produced by [[Wizart Animation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2 June 2012 |title=Russian Animation on Ice |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2012/06/russian-animation-on-ice/ |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Animation Magazine |archive-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118232142/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2012/06/russian-animation-on-ice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' (2013), a 3D computer-animated musical film produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] that is loosely inspired by ''[[The Snow Queen]]''. * ''[[Ginger's Tale]]'' (2020), a Russian 2D animated film loosely based on ''[[The Tinderbox]]'', produced at Vverh Animation Studio in Moscow.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abate |first=Antonio Maria |date=22 June 2020 |title=Annecy 2020, Ginger's Tale, recensione, un principe da salvare |language=it-IT |work=Cineblog |url=https://www.cineblog.it/post/annecy-2020-gingers-tale-recensione-un-principe-da-salvare |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref> * ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (2023), a live-action film based on ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', created and produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. ====Literature==== Andersen's stories laid the groundwork for other children's classics, such as ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1908) by [[Kenneth Grahame]] and ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' (1926) by [[A. A. Milne]]. The trope of inanimate objects, such as toys, coming to life (as in "Little Ida's Flowers") would later also be used by [[Lewis Carroll]] and [[Beatrix Potter]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherry |first=Clifford J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0SlU_9Pui_oC&q=wiki&pg=PA17 |title=Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-59884-191-6 |edition=Illustrated reprint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2018 |title=Ledger Legends: J. M. Barrie, Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll |url=https://home.barclays/news/2018/11/ledger-legends--j-m-barrie--beatrix-potter-and-lewis-carroll/ |access-date=30 May 2020 |website=[[Barclays]]}}</ref> ====Music==== * [[Hans Christian Andersen (album)|''Hans Christian Andersen'' (album)]], a 1994 album by [[Franciscus Henri]]. * ''The Song is a Fairytale'' (''Sangen er et Eventyr''), a [[song cycle]] based on fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, composed by [[Frederik Magle]]. * "Atonal Fairy Tale",<ref>{{Citation |last=Smart Dad Living |title=It Is What It Isn't, Too! |date=22 August 2020 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3bzaiZzloO33CQRgzL7sTT |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209163452/https://open.spotify.com/album/3bzaiZzloO33CQRgzL7sTT |url-status=live }}</ref> track with music composed by Gregory Reid Davis Jr. and Smart Dad Living reading the fairy tale "The Elfin Mound" by Hans Christian Andersen. ====Stage productions==== For opera and ballet see [[List of The Little Mermaid adaptations|List of The Little Mermaid Adaptations]] * ''[[Little Hans Andersen]]'' (1903), a children's [[pantomime]] at the [[Adelphi Theatre]]. * ''[[The Nightingale (opera)|The Nightingale]]'' (1914), an opera by [[Igor Stravinsky]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=H. Colin Slim Stravinsky Collection |url=http://archive.org/details/annotatedcatalog0000hcol |title=Annotated catalogue of the H. Colin Slim Stravinsky collection : donated by him to the University of British Columbia Library |publisher=University of British Columbia Library |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-88865-221-8 |location=Vancouver}}</ref> * ''Sam the Lovesick Snowman'' at the [[Center for Puppetry Arts]], a contemporary puppet show by Jon Ludwig inspired by "The Snow Man".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ludwig |first=Jon |title=Sam the Lovesick Snowman' |url=http://puppet.org/perform/snowman.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203063356/http://www.puppet.org/perform/snowman.shtml |archive-date=3 February 2009 |access-date=2 April 2010 |website=Center for Puppetry Arts }}</ref> * ''Striking Twelve'', a modern musical take on "The Little Match Girl", created and performed by [[GrooveLily]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Blankenship |first1=Mark |date=13 November 2006 |title=Striking 12 |url=https://variety.com/2006/legit/reviews/striking-12-1200512017/ |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> * ''[[The Red Shoes (musical)|The Red Shoes]]'', a 1993 [[Musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[Marsha Norman]], lyrics by Norman and [[Bob Merrill]] and music by [[Jule Styne]]. * ''[[Once Upon a Mattress]]'', a musical comedy based on Andersen's work "The Princess and the Pea".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ross Griffel |first=Margaret |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&q=Once%20Upon%20a%20Mattress&pg=PP1 |title=Operas in English: A Dictionary |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-8108-8325-3 |edition=Revised |pages=393}}</ref> ===Awards=== * [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]]s, prizes awarded annually by the [[International Board on Books for Young People]] to an author and illustrator whose complete works have made lasting contributions to children's literature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Andersen Award |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hans_Christian_Andersen&action=edit |url-status= |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=International Board on Books for Young People}}</ref> * [[Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award]], a Danish literary award established in 2010. * Andersen's fable "The Emperor's New Clothes" was inducted in 2000 into the [[Prometheus Hall of Fame Award|Prometheus Hall of Fame]] for Best Classic Fiction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prometheus Awards |url=http://www.lfs.org/awards.shtml |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Libertarian Futurist Society |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501021257/http://www.lfs.org/awards.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Events and holidays=== [[File:Hans Christian Andersen Grave.jpg|thumb|upright|Andersen's refreshed gravestone at [[Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen)|Assistens Cemetery]] in the [[Nørrebro]] district, Copenhagen]] * Andersen's birthday, 2 April, is celebrated as [[International Children's Book Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Children's Book Day |url=http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=269 |access-date=17 December 2012 |website=International Board on Books for Young People |quote=Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, 2 April, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books. |archive-date=1 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401073511/http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=269 |url-status=live }}</ref> * The year 2005, designated "Andersen Year" in Denmark,<ref name="Brabant">{{cite news |last=Brabant |first=Malcolm |date=1 April 2005 |title=Enduring Legacy of Author Andersen |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4351829.stm |access-date=17 December 2012 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819231259/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4351829.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> was the bicentenary of Andersen's birth, and his life and work were celebrated around the world. * In Denmark, a well-attended show was staged in Copenhagen's [[Parken Stadium]] during "Andersen Year" to celebrate the writer and his stories.<ref name=Brabant /> * The annual [[H.C. Andersen Marathon]], established in 2000, is held in [[Odense]], Denmark. ===Monuments and sculptures=== * [[Statue of Hans Christian Andersen, Rosenborg Castle Gardens|Seated bronze]] (1880) by sculptor [[August Saabye]] (1823–1916) can be seen in the [[Rosenborg Castle Gardens]], Copenhagen, Denmark.<ref name="Bredsdorff 1975"/> * [[Lincoln Park#Public art|Seated bronze]] (1896) with a swan beside, a statue by the Danish sculptor [[Johannes Gelert]] (1852–1923), at [[Lincoln Park]], Stockton Drive near Webster Avenue, Chicago, United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 September 1896 |title=The Hans Christian Andersen Statue |work=[[Skandinaven]] |url=http://flps.newberry.org/article/5410780_2_1350 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904232503/http://flps.newberry.org/article/5410780_2_1350 |archive-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> * [[Public art in Central Park#List of public art in Central Park|Seated bronze]] (1956), a statue by sculptor [[Georg J. Lober]] (1891–1961) and designer Otto Frederick Langman, at [[Central Park Lake]] in New York City, opposite East [[74th Street (Manhattan)|74th Street]] (GPS {{coord|40.7744306|-73.9677972}}). The seated bronze of Andersen upon a granite bench was erected on the author's 150th birthday.<ref name=CP>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Andersen |url=https://www.centralpark.com/things-to-do/attractions/hans-christian-andersen/ |website=CentralPark.com |date=19 July 2023 |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> It includes a bronze duck representing the book ''[[The Ugly Duckling]]''.<ref name=CP /><ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Andersen |url=https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/hans-christian-andersen |website=Central Park Conservancy |access-date=6 February 2024 |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206132216/https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/hans-christian-andersen |url-status=live }}</ref> * Seated bronze (1965) was erected in Copenhagen City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen), facing H. C. Andersens Boulevard, Copenhagen, Denmark, made by [[Henry Luckow-Nielsen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The statue of H. C. Andersen at the City Hall Square |url=https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/planning/statue-h-c-andersen-city-hall-square-gdk825755 |website=VisitCopenhagen |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> * Bronze bust (2004), a replica of the 1865 bust by [[Herman Wilhelm Bissen]] (1798–1868), at Observatory Hill, [[Millers Point, New South Wales|Millers Point]], Sydney, Australia,<ref>{{cite web |title=Foreigners: Hans Christian Andersen |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/foreigners/display/23193-hans-christian-andersen/photo/2 |website=Monument Australia |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> was officially unveiled by HRH Crown Prince [[Frederik X|Frederik]] and HRH Crown Princess [[Queen Mary of Denmark|Mary]] of Denmark in March 2005, on Andersen's bicentenary.<ref name=CoS /> It was to replace the 1955 bust erected in Phillip Park, Sydney; although found missing by 1984.<ref name=CoS>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Andersen |url=https://www.cityartsydney.com.au/artwork/hans-christian-andersen/ |website=City of Sydney |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> * [[:es:Estatua de Hans Christian Andersen|Seated bronze]] (2005), in the Plaza de la Marina in [[Málaga]], Spain, by José María Córdoba. * Standing bronze (2005) was erected in [[Hviezdoslavovo námestie (Bratislava)|Hviezdoslavovo námestie]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia, and was designed by Tibor Bártfay to mark the bicentennial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Christian Andersen Statue |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hans-christian-andersen-statue |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=6 February 2024 |date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206132216/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hans-christian-andersen-statue |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Gallery |width=150 |align=center |File:NYC Hans C Andersen.jpg|Statue in [[Central Park]], New York commemorating Andersen and ''The Ugly Duckling'' |File:Sculpture Hans Christian Andersen in odense Harbor 3.jpg|Statue in [[Odense]] being led out to the harbour during a public exhibition |File:Hans Andersen Solvang.jpg|Statue in [[Solvang, California]], a city built by Danish immigrants |File:Statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Bratislava, Slovakia 01.jpg|Statue in [[Bratislava, Slovakia]] |File:Bust of Hans Christian Andersen in Sydney.jpg|Portrait bust in [[Sydney]] unveiled by the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark in 2005 }} ===Places named after Andersen=== * [[H. C. Andersens Boulevard]], a major road in Copenhagen formerly known as Vestre Boulevard (Western Boulevard), received its current name in 1955 to mark the 150-year anniversary of the writer's birth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=H. C. Andersens Blvd. · Copenhagen, Denmark |url=https://www.google.ca/maps/place/H.+C.+Andersens+Blvd.,+K%C3%B8benhavn,+Denmark/@55.6748989,12.5671106,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x46525312143c228b:0xa16fc43a8cd84302!8m2!3d55.6748959!4d12.5696855!16s%2Fm%2F0wbmj45?entry=tts |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=[[Google Maps]]}}</ref> * [[Hans Christian Andersen Airport]], a small airport servicing the Danish city of Odense. * [[Instituto Hans Christian Andersen]], a Chilean high school located in San Fernando, Colchagua Province, Chile. * Hans Christian Andersen Park, [[Solvang, California]]. * CEIP Hans Christian Andersen, a primary Education School in Malaga, Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centro |url=https://www.colegioandersen.net/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801132323/https://www.colegioandersen.net/ |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Colegio Andersen}}</ref> ===Theme parks=== * In Japan, the city of [[Funabashi]] has a children's theme park named after Andersen.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.C. Andersen Park |url=https://www.city.funabashi.lg.jp/funabashistyle/en/003/p042886.html |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=Tourist Site "FUNABASHI Style" }}</ref> Funabashi is a [[sister city]] to Odense, the city of Andersen's birth. * In China, a US$32 million theme park based on Andersen's tales and life opened in Shanghai's [[Yangpu, Shanghai|Yangpu district]] in 2017.<ref name="Sina">{{cite web |last=Fan |first=Yanping |date=11 November 2016 |title=安徒生童话乐园明年开园设七大主题区 |trans-title=Andersen fairy tales opening next year to set up seven theme areas |url=http://sh.sina.com.cn/news/k/2016-11-11/detail-ifxxsmif2745144.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413154127/http://sh.sina.com.cn/news/k/2016-11-11/detail-ifxxsmif2745144.shtml |archive-date=13 April 2017 |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=[[Sina Corp]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Short |first=Morgan |date=15 December 2017 |title=Grim Fairy Tales: A Trip to Andersen Park |url=https://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/activities/grim-fairy-tales-a-trip-to-hans-christian-andersen-land |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=SmartShanghai}}</ref> Construction on the project began in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/business/it/Fairytale-park-takes-shape-in-city/shdaily.shtml|title=Fairy-tale park takes shape in city|last=Zhu|first=Shenshen|website=[[Shanghai Daily]]|date=16 July 2013|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> === Other honours === * The flatworm ''Collastoma anderseni'' (family: [[Umagillidae]]), an [[endosymbiont]] from the intestine of the [[sipuncula]]n ''[[Themiste (worm)|Themiste]] lageniformis'' ({{Literal translation|Formed like a [[Lagena (foraminifera)|Lagenum]]}}), was named after Andersen.
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