Manneken Pis fountain dressed like a catalonian (castellers from Vilafranca) in Brussels, Belgium. Rue de l'Etuve, 46 Rue du Chê
Manneken Pis fountain dressed like a catalonian (castellers from Vilafranca) in Brussels, Belgium. Rue de l'Etuve, 46 Rue du Chêne corner. Bourse. This bronze statue of just 30 centimeters of naked boy peeing in a fountain is the symbol of the city. He sculpted by Jérôme Duquesnoy in 1619, suffered several attempts at looting in later centuries until finally managed to steal in 1960, but was recovered poseriormente. To preserve, now a bronze copy is displayed, and the original rests in the Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles. Several legends place its origin, some say that the son of a duke began to urinate in the middle of a battle that ended up winning and the statue enshrines the military courage, others say that a boy named Juliaanske saw placed dynamite on the walls and, before the fuse detonated the load, he got up to urinate thereby stopping the explosion and saving the city of conquest. any way whatsoever today is a myth and has more than 800 different costumes belonging to all cultures and nations. These include, for example, traditional costumes of several Spanish autonomous communities, torero, the campeador cid, Barca and Madrid, castellers from Vilafranca and even the Brotherhood of the Brotherhood of Cruzados of the Faith.
Size: 3401px × 5120px
Photo credit: © Sergi Reboredo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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