It is a small bronze statue of a naked little boy urinating into the fountain’s basin.
Part of the reason why people visit this little figure so frequently is its enormous wardrobe of costumes.
The changing of the costume on the figure is a colourful ceremony, often accompanied by brass band music.
The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them.
According to legend, Baby Godfrey urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.
A little boy named Julianske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing.
When the attackers left, he urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city.
The current bronze sculpture is work of Jerome Duquesnoy.
The statue was stolen several times and finally lost.
It was replaced by the current bronze statue in 1619.
Manneken Pis statue is dressed as an African farmer and ‘urinates’ milk.
The NGO hopes to improve the living conditions of African farmers and their livestock.
Manneken Pis dressed like an Organ Builder
