Manneken Pis

Manneken Pis is a statue in the center of Brussels and represents a boy that pees. The 58 cm big guy on a pedestal is placed at the corner of the oven and Eikstraat Street, not far from the Big Market. It is a bronze statue that Jerome Duquesnoy, in 1619 commissioned by the city government, has made. It is a decoration of a public fountain which looks like a urinating little boy. According to a legend a little boy had been urinating against the door of a witch who lived at the spot where the fountain is now. The witch was so angry that she tuned the little boy into a statue.For special occasions he pees beer or wine instead of water.
His extensive wardrobe of more than 700 costumes is known worldwide. His first dress was on May 1, 1698 given by the governor of the Austrian Netherlands, Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria, on the occasion of the celebrations of one of the guilds of Brussels. Still, every opportunity was taken to give the Manneken a new costume. The clothing of the Manneken is carefully kept in the museum of the city on the Grand Place. His jacket length is 25 cm, 26 cm length of his pants. His wardrobe has among others an Elvis Presley-costume, football uniforms, a Mickey Mouse outfit, and many others.