Which famous landmark of Belgium is hidden in the picture?

Manneken Pis, meaning "Little Pisser" in Dutch, is a landmark 61 cm (24 in) bronze sculpture in the centre of Brussels (Belgium).

The sculpture is depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin. It was designed by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder [nl] and put in place in 1618 or 1619. The current statue is a replica which dates from 1965. The original is kept in the Museum of the City of Brussels. Manneken Pis is the best-known symbol of the people of Brussels. It also embodies their sense of humour (called zwanze in the dialect of Brussels) and their independence of mind.

Manneken Pis is located only five minutes' walk from the Grand Place, at the junction of Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat and the pedestrian Rue de l'Étuve/Stoofstraat. This site is served by the premetro station Bourse (on lines 3 and 4) and the bus stops Grand Place and Cesar de Paepe.

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Marian Spitzig

Why can Europeans have such a great sense of humor, and we Americans find offense is everything??

teresab

My mother had a small bronze ashtray of this boy when I was growing up. I always loved the story which is not given in this explanation. The boy had wandered off and was lost to his parents who said they would erect a statue where he was found and the statue would be in the form of what he was doing when found.

Brendan Grainger

It would be even funnier if it was a drinking fountain

illonabird

teresab, I’m all grown up and I love your mother’s story.

Kat

I remember when I was 9 years old and my siblings were younger, my father took great delight in showing us this particular fountain in Brussels on a trip to Europe. I wonder if Belgium was on our route just because of this little fella.