{"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-bruselas-belgica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/belgium\/brussels\/manneken-pis-brussels-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Manneken Pis, Bruselas, B\u00e9lgica"},"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\">Una tradici\u00f3n muy propia del Manneken Pis es su enorme vestuario de unos 1.000 trajes, desde atuendos nacionales y folcl\u00f3ricos hasta uniformes y dise\u00f1os humor\u00edsticos. En festivos y ocasiones especiales la estatua se viste con trajes tem\u00e1ticos, y desde 2017 los trajes se exponen en el museo GardeRobe MannekenPis, a pocos pasos en la misma calle.<\/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=\"El peque\u00f1o Manneken Pis de bronce en su hornacina de piedra tallada, en una esquina de Bruselas\" 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>El diminuto ni\u00f1o de bronce que hace pis en Bruselas, de solo 55,5 cm: en la fuente hay una r\u00e9plica, el original de 1619 est\u00e1 en el Museo de la Ciudad y sus 1.000 trajes en el 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\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16848,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions\/16848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}