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Manneken Pis meaning "Little Pisser" in Dutch) is a landmark 61 cm (24 inches) bronze sculpture in the centre of Brussels (Belgium), depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin. It was designed by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder [nl] and put in place in 1618 or 1619.
The current statue is a replica which dates from 1965.
The original is kept in the Museum of the City of Brussels.