Скачать или смотреть Manneken Pis - Brussels (Belgium)

Manneken Pis is a monument of Brussels, Belgium. It is a small bronze fountain of a boy urinating into the fountain basin.
In the festivities the statue is adorned with several disguises. His "wardrobe" now has more than 800.
The photographs usually taken from the statue give a false impression of its true stature; many tourists are disappointed to discover a small statue instead of a larger one.

In Rio de Janeiro, there is a similar statue in front of Botafogo headquarters. The statue was adopted by the fans of this team and nicknamed "Manequinho".
On April 28, 2007, on the initiative of the Portuguese community in Belgium, he was dressed in the typical Minho costume.
An unusual sight, this small statue of a boy just sixty-one inches tall urinating into a small tank is as typical of Brussels as the lions of Trafalgar Square are from London. The original bronze statue of Jerome Duquesnoy the Elder was put in place in 1619 and the ironic design reflects the genuine need for fresh drinking water in that area.

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