Peeing Statues in Brussels That You Won’t Believe Exist

Last Updated on 6th April 2026 by Sophie Nadeau

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If you’ve ever been to Brussels, then no doubt you’ll have seen the Manneken pis, a pint-sized statue of a boy urinating that has since become a symbol for the city, as well as Belgium as a whole. But what many visitors to the Belgian capital don’t know is that there are actually several similarly themed statues spread across the historic centre. Here’s your guide to peeing statues in Brussels that you won’t actually believe exist.

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Manneken pis

Of course, the most famous of all of the peeing statues in Brussels is that of Manneken pis, about whom several myths and legends have arisen over the centuries since it was created by Jerôme Duquesnoy and was erected in Brussels city centre in 1618 or 1619.

After all, so iconic is this pint-sized water feature that it has since become one of the main symbols for the city of Brussels with keychains, t-shirts, and other souvenirs plastered with the 17th-century designed statue. Today the bronze statue can be found on the corner of Rue de l’Étuve and Rue du Chêne.

The original statue statue is now held in the Brussels City Museum for preservation purposes and the one that can be seen on the side of the street is an exact replica dating back to 1965. Brussels City Museum is well placed and is located in the Grand Place in the very heart of the Belgian capital. 

Some of the more interesting facts surrounding the Manneken pis is that it has been stolen several times (at least four!), and there’s actually more than one Manneken pis.

Indeed, there’s an ongoing dispute between Brussels and the town of Geraardsbergen over which settlement is home to the oldest Manneken pis statue!

While the statue normally spouts out water, it has been replaced with some other liquids over the years. The most notable of these replacements were the time when the water was replaced with Belgium beer (one of those must-try drinks in the European country) and the time when the water was replaced with milk.

Manneken pis is literally translated into English as ‘little peeing man’. Strangely enough, the French name for the statue has nothing to do with the statue’s activity and is instead ‘Petit Julien’. Rather interestingly, the Manneken pis is also regularly dressed up in different equally miniature outfits.

Manneken pis was created in. Today, one of the best hidden gems of Brussels is the GardeRobe Manneken Pis, which houses past outfits that the statue has worn.

If you’re planning on visiting a lot of attractions during your stay in the city, you might consider purchasing a Brussels Card, which includes free admission to over 40 museums (including the GardeRobe Manneken Pis).

Jeanneke pis

Located next to the world-famous Delirium bar, a watering hole that boasts over 2000 beers from around the world (but whom many visitors to the city claim is actually a tourist trap- I haven’t visited personally!), Jeaneke pis is widely referred to as Manneken pis’ younger sibling.

Standing at around half a metre tall, Jeanneke pis is something of a hidden gem of Brussels on account of the fact that the statue of the squatting girl can be found down an impasse (a dead-end alleyway that you’ll have to come back out of the way you came in). The exact address is No. 10-12, Impasse de la Fidélité.

The statue can be found behind an iron grill and the story goes that the girl peeing onto the blue limestone base was created by a local restauranteur in order to promote his business.

Created in 1985 by Denis-Adrien Debouvrie, the statue was erected in 1987, though the restaurant that Jeanneke pis was created to promote has since closed down. Today visitors can toss a coin in the fountain at the statue’s base, with the money collected being donated to a cancer research charity.

Het zinneke (Zinneke pis)

Blink and you might miss it. The smallest and most discreet of all of the wee-themed statues in the city centre is that of a dog urinating. Het Zinneke has become the latest figure in the subculture of urinating statues in Brussels and is often said to be the dog belonging to Manneken pis and his younger sibling.

The statue is known locally as the Het zinneke is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Zinneken pis (in order to group it with the other urinating statues) and has been in lieu since 1998.

Located on the corner of Rue des Chartreux and Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains, the bronze statue was created by Tom Frantzen after a likeness of his own dog.

While Jeanneke pis and Manneken pis are both statues that are incorporated into larger water features, Het zinneke is simply a dog sculpture, and so is particularly easy to miss.