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Manneken Pis

Manneken Pis is a small bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels depicting a naked little boy urinating. The 55.5 cm bronze figure was redesigned by Jérôme Duquesnoy the Elder and put in place in 1619; it stands at the corner of Rue du Chêne and Rue de l'Étuve. The on-site figure today is a replica (the original is kept in the Brussels City Museum).

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First raised

AD 161

Its prime

1619

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1619

What Manneken Pis looked like in its prime.

A 55.5 cm bronze putto with a dark brown–green patina, curly hair and rounded musculature mounted on a small square bronze plinth atop a stone support; a narrow jet of water issues from between the figure’s legs into a double rectangular stone basin at street level. The metal surface shows polished highlights from handling and subtle casting seams; the ensemble is set into the corner of grey cut-stone façades and framed by the street curb.

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6 places to explore in 1619.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Manneken Pis, the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Street-corner approach (Rue du Chêne & Rue de l'Étuve)Frontal close-up of the statueColumn and double rectangular basinSide street vantageLow-angle from the basinContext toward the Grand-Place

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