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Zinneke Pis

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Zinneke Pis

Tourist attraction · Grand-Place ·
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The 9 Greatest Peeing Statues Ever

"Brussels’ Manneken Pis statue is one of the most famous sculptural images icons in the entire world. Recreations of the famed pissing baby can be found in gardens and fountains all over the world. The appeal of a naked little boy draining the snake can not be underestimated apparently. Lesser known, however, is that the Manneken Pis not only has a female counterpart, Jeanneke Pis, but also a dog known as Zinneke Pis, who is forever lifting his leg onto a Brussels street pole. Zinneke Pis was installed on the corner of Rue des Chartreux and Rue du Vieux Marché aux grains in 1998, centuries after his symbolic master was installed in the city in 1619. Like the little boy and the little girl, the pup was created life-size, but unlike its masters, the Zinneke Pis is not actually a pissing fountain, it is simply a bronze statue. Nonetheless, the metal canine is just as cute, looking a little guilty as he lets loose on the street corner. The bronze buddy is not as well known as his masters, but if people could catch on to his adorable little face, it is no doubt that gardens around the world would be covered in peeing dog statues in no time.  The creator of the dog also lives in the neighborhood, and he modeled it after his own pet, which can still be seen occasionally wandering the area. It is not known how often the real dog pisses in the street, but it can be well assumed that it is not as often as the eternally micturating Zinneke Pis. Also, it’s a boy." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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Bronze sculpture of a dog urinating against a bollard

peeing statue
third in a trilogy
not a fountain
dog statue
complete the trifecta
quirky statue
public art
street corner
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Rue des Chartreux 35, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Get directions

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Bronze sculpture of a dog urinating against a bollard

peeing statue
third in a trilogy
not a fountain
dog statue
complete the trifecta
quirky statue
public art
street corner
Google Rating
4.2 (6.5K)
Yelp Rating
4.1
Placeholder

Rue des Chartreux 35, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Get directions

No restroom
Zinneke Pis by null
Zinneke Pis by Mathew Browne / PhotoHound  (Creative Commons)
Zinneke Pis by JamazingClayton (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by CoolCrab (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by Rina Sergeeva on Flickr (Creative Commons)
Zinneke Pis by CoolCrab (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by cmzalenski (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by JamazingClayton (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by JamazingClayton (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by Kylepandtaylorb (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by Collector of Experiences (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by Arcadiuš on Wikipedia (Creative Commons)
Zinneke Pis by Taterchips (Atlas Obscura User)
Zinneke Pis by John Williams on Wikipedia (Creative Commons)
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