| Manneken Pis tips and photos posted by real travelers and Brussels locals.
Corner of Rue de l' Etuve and Rue du Chęne
• 226 Photos
• 188 Reviews
See all Brussels Things To Do |
 | Brussels Manneken Pis Reviews | 1 - 10 of 188 |  |
 Mannekin Pis by toonsarah
I hadn’t realised that the Manneken Pis is very often dressed. He has a wardrobe of more than 600 costumes, which are all preserved in the King's House, or City Museum at the Grand-Place. I’d have liked to see him in one of these, but he was naked when we visited.
I read several legends about the Manneken. According to one of them a little boy watered against the door of a witch who lived where the fountain now stands, and the witch was so angry that she turned the boy into a statue. Another tells how a man lost his little son. He found the child after two days, peeing near the place where now the statue stands. As a token of gratitude the father had the fountain with a statue of a peeing boy constructed. Directions: From the Grand-Place follow the street on the left side of the town hall
|
 | |  |
Visiting Brussels?
Read reviews about Brussels Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
The Manneken Pis or "pissing little boy" is a symbol of Brussels and was created in 1619
It is a bronze statue, which is only around 60cm tall - you would walk right past it if it wasn't surrounded by tourists...
When we went to Brussels he was naked, but he in fact has hundreds of costumes, and you may come across him dressed in a particular one at certain times of the year. Leave a Comment
|
The Maneken Pis is a symbol of Bruxelles but nobody knows whom he represents actually. The legend says, that he put out a fire from bombardment of the city by Frenchmen. It is known, that he was created in the seventeenth century in fashionable style of game fountains. They speak, that from time to time water is replaced with beer. Each tourist should visit the boy and be photographed confirming to the stay in Bruxelles.
|
 The Little Boy who pulls the
crowds by scottishvisitor, 4 more photosLeave a Comment
|
 Some people would do
anything to have their
pictur by melissa_bel
Everybody wants to see the peeing boy, everybody giggles at it (Oh, he's sooo tiny) and he should be thanked for offering a smile on everybody's face, hordes of tourist shoot him from every angle and he's got a wardrobe that would put Carrie Bradshaw to shame (which you can see at the Museum inside the Maison du Roi)... from samurai to firefighter, from Elvis to Tintin. Don't miss it. Talking about the famous reporter, just opposite Manneken, one of the newest Comic Strip mural is finaly depicted Belgium's finest exemple of the 9th art : Tintin, Haddock and Snowy are climbing down flights of stairs obviusly on their way to another great adventure. Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Brussels?
Read reviews about Brussels Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
 Manneken Pis, peeing boy,
Brussels, Belgium by jumpingnorman
It is a nice little bronze statue of a boy urinating into a basin, and the remarkable thing is that there is a non-profit association (The Friends of Manneken-Pis) which changes its clothes regularly in ceremonies with brass band music!
We specifically brought our three year old twins to the Manneken Pis to see who was taller...the twins were! And at the time we visited, the statue was wearing some kind of military outfit (it has hundreds of costumes donated from all over the world).
You won't get lost looking for it - just follow the crowds along the streets of Brussels! Leave a Comment
|
 the little bugger does
his thing by richiecdiscLeave a Comment
|
 Manneken-pis by MATIM
Daniel Raessens made a 6 ft high pedastal for this tiny creature. Because believe me it is a tiny statue. I was very disappointed when I saw it for the first time.
Manneken- pis is not always naked, he has a lot of costumes, the costumes are exhibit in the museum at the grand place.
You can find Manneken-pis a few metres of grand place at the corner of rue de Chere and L'Etuve. Leave a Comment
|
 No more than 2 shakses
allowed by sourbugger
My wife on approaching it exclaimed “ God, it’s so small”, to which I obviously replied : “Yes, that’s what they all say !”. The Americans seem to find this highly amusing – in fact they were pissing themselves.
Just next door to the boy the yanks also seemed highly amused by the wooden cut-out standing in front of the tacky souvenir shop. You put your head though it, in place of the boys head, but then there was also a cut-out where his willy (John Thomas, todger, wanger etc - take you pick) would be. The Americans of course used an index finger, although I suspect many a drunk European would be less reserved. Leave a Comment
|
| | |
 Manneken Pis by Luchonda
There should be also a female version called Jeanneke. Leave a Comment Directions: Central Capital
|
|
- Hotel Manos Stephanie
28 Chaussee de Charleroi, Brussels - Europarthotel Montgomery
Avenue De Tervueren 149, Brussels - Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels
47, rue du Fosse aux Loups, Brussels - Catalonia Forum
Avenue du Haut Pont 2, Hoge Bruglaan (formerly Catalonia Forum Art Hotel), Brussels - Ibis Brussels Centre Sainte-Catherine Hotel
Rue Joseph Plateau 2, Brussels - Cascade Hotel
128 Rue Berckmans Berckmansstraat 128, Brussels - Warwick Barsey Hotel Brussels
381-383 Avenue Louise (Formerly Hyatt Regency Brussels-Barsey), Brussels - Brussels Welcome Hotel
5 rue du Peuplier, Brussels - Best Western Leonardo Charleroi
Boulevard P. Mayence 1a, Brussels - Hotel Opera Bruxelles
53 Rue Gretry, Brussels - Lambermont Hotel Brussels
Boulevard Lambermont 322, Brussels - NH Atlanta Hotel
7 Boulevard Adolphe Max, Brussels - Floris Louise
59-61 Rue de la Concorde, Brussels - Hotel du Congres
Rue du Congrès 42, Brussels - Albergo
Victoria Regina Square, 11-12, Brussels
|
