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Description: Rue de l´etuve / Brussels / This tiny statue of a boy taking a leak is one of Brussels most famous Landmarks, and one ... more

Manneken Pis ... of the most disappointing. The Manneken Pis has numerous legends and a collection of more than 500 costumes which are on display in the Musee de Ville de Bruxelles. in 1985 the Manneken Pis got a female counterpart known as Janneken Pis which is located nearby. This squatting and slightly vulgar statue has failed to inspire civic pride in the same manner as the Manneken Pis. Manneken Pis: corner of rue de l'Etuve & rue du Chêne / 1000 Brussels. Metro: Bourse or Gare Central. Janneken Pis: inpasse de la Fidelite / 1000 Brussels. Metro: Bourse or De Brouckère.

Newest Review: ... most of the souvenir shops around the statue have larger (and ultimately tackier) versions of Manneken Pis on sale. It's not really worth the visit. But you have to do it while you are in Brussels, it's one of the things on everyone's 'to do' list. I wasn't even tempted to buy the Mannekin Pis in chocolate in one of the ever present chocolate shops and devour it at my pleasure. I was just ... more

... totally underwhelmed by the experience. By all means, go and visit the fountain, it's a must do thing when in Brussels. After all, there isn't really that much to do and it will kill a little bit of time while you are there, trying to figure out why on ...more

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Manneken Pis: <<< Insert appropriate wee joke here >>> (626 words)
by - written on 23/12/07 (Very useful, 114 readings)
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Belgium isn't really famous for much. Well, it's got Jean Claude van Damme, Hercule Poirot and Tin Tin, the European Parliament, a large variety of beer and chocolates but that's about it. Then there's its capital city, Brussels, famous for even less - apart from the ill named Brussel sprouts (that have nothing to do with Brussels, just an unfortunate sharing of names). However, even the most uninitiated will know at least a couple of things about Brussels. They have the Atomium, Grand Place (which is really not that grand) and the famous Manneken Pis. The latter is the subject of this review. And, due to the nature of the review, I will be using a splattering ... Read the complete review

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