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Il Manneken-Pis in Bruxelles

The Manneken-Pis is a bronze statue, about fifty centimeters high, located in the historic center of Brussels. This statue is a symbol of the independence of spirit of the people of Brussels. It is a fountain representing a small boy who is urinating. The words Manneken Pis mean in Brussellese (a Flemish dialect close to Dutch) the little boy peeing. Numerous legends circulate about him, including that he was trying to extinguish a fire.

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