The statue of Lorelei sits on a narrow strip of land reaching just over half a mile into the Rhine river from the east bank.
The statue was created and donated by Russian Artist Natascha Alexandrova in 1983.
The story of Lorelei, a legendary German mermaid, was created by Author Clemens Brentano in 1801.
A beautiful maiden named Lorelei waited for her lover on a rock at the narrowest and shallowest point of the Rhine River.
He never returned, so she jumped off the rock to her death. Her spirit remains at the rock, seeking revenge against her unfaithful lover.
She sits on the rock, combing her long hair and singing softly.
Sailors are so enchanted by her beauty that they crash their ships into the rock or run aground in the shallow water.