{"id":12475,"date":"2025-12-20T23:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:05:45","slug":"manneken-pis-brussel-belgien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/belgium\/brussels\/manneken-pis-brussels-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Manneken Pis, Br\u00fcssel, Belgien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manneken Pis is a historic fountain statue located in the center of Brussels, Belgium. Created in bronze, it represents a small boy standing over a basin and has become an enduring symbol of the city\u2019s playful and unconventional character. Although the statue is only 55.5 cm tall, it holds great cultural importance and is one of the most visited attractions in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fountain figure is recorded on this street corner as early as the 15th century, and the present bronze was made by the sculptor J\u00e9r\u00f4me Duquesnoy the Elder and put in place in 1619. Over the centuries, the statue has been damaged, stolen, replaced, and restored multiple times, reflecting the turbulent history of the city. Since 1965 a replica has stood at the fountain, while the original is kept in the Brussels City Museum in the Maison du Roi on the Grand-Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous legends surround Manneken Pis, explaining its meaning and origin. One popular story tells of a young boy who saved the city by extinguishing a burning fuse with his urine, while another describes him as the son of a noble family who was found in the same position after being lost. These stories contribute to the statue\u2019s mythical status and charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eine besondere Tradition ist die riesige Garderobe des Manneken Pis mit rund 1.000 Kost\u00fcmen, von National- und Trachtenkleidung \u00fcber Uniformen bis zu humorvollen Entw\u00fcrfen. An Feiertagen und zu besonderen Anl\u00e4ssen wird die Statue thematisch eingekleidet, und seit 2017 sind die Kost\u00fcme im Museum GardeRobe MannekenPis wenige Schritte entfernt in derselben Stra\u00dfe ausgestellt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Manneken Pis remains a beloved cultural icon and a popular meeting point for tourists exploring Brussels\u2019 historic center. It embodies the city\u2019s sense of irony, resilience, and celebration of everyday life, making it an essential stop for visitors discovering Belgian culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" data-id=\"12477\" src=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"Der kleine bronzene Manneken Pis in seiner gemei\u00dfelten Steinnische an einer Br\u00fcsseler Stra\u00dfenecke\" class=\"wp-image-12477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Manneken-Pis-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Br\u00fcssels winziger pinkelnder Bronzejunge, nur 55,5 cm gro\u00df: Am Brunnen steht eine Kopie, das Original von 1619 im Stadtmuseum und seine 1.000 Kost\u00fcme in der GardeRobe.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1063,977,1062],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brussels","category-architecture","category-belgium"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16848,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions\/16848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}