<Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Warsaw of strong walls; why was the emblem Mermaid with sharp sword, given you by the kings? </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3">--Zygmunt Laukowski </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Warsaw of strong walls; why was the emblem Mermaid with sharp sword, given you by the kings? </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3">--Zygmunt Laukowski </Td> </Tr> <P> The Mermaid Statue stands in the very centre of Old Town Square, surrounded by a fountain . Due to vandalism, the original statue had been moved to the grounds of the Historical Museum of Warsaw--the statue in the square is a copy . This is not the only mermaid in Warsaw . Another is located on the bank of the Vistula River near Świętokrzyski Bridge and another on Karowa Street . </P>

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