A blog by glow. https://glow.li/tags/statues.xml Glow.li Builder <p>Brussels has a lot of weird statues. Here's a few of them. Some of them are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_depictions_of_urine_in_art">peeing</a>, which made them very famous.</p> <div class="grid2-complex"> <div> <p><a href="https://glow.li/media/images/big/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu8cf126" class="size-half"><img src="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu88fca5" alt="Photo of Manneken Pis" title="Photo of Manneken Pis" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:1000px) 80vw, (max-width:1200px) 67vw, (max-width:1400px) 58vw, (max-width:1600px) 50vw, (max-width:1800px) 45vw, (max-width:2000px) 40vw, (max-width:2200px) 37vw, (max-width:2400px) 34vw, (max-width:2600px) 31vw, (max-width:2800px) 29vw, 1500px" srcset="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu88fca5 1500w, https://glow.li/media/images/1200/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu82149d 1200w, https://glow.li/media/images/1000/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu808bb9 1000w, https://glow.li/media/images/800/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu8c0a16 800w, https://glow.li/media/images/700/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu8ad27b 700w, https://glow.li/media/images/600/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu8728d7 600w, https://glow.li/media/images/500/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu834aab 500w, https://glow.li/media/images/400/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu84e99c 400w, https://glow.li/media/images/300/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu84a003 300w, https://glow.li/media/images/200/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu8abcd4 200w, https://glow.li/media/images/100/Brussels-Manneken-Pis.webp?chash=Iebu854c5e 100w" ></a></p> <p>Statue of a small boy peeing, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis">"Manneken Pis"</a>. It will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis#Costumes_and_wardrobe">wear a costume every few days</a>.</p> </div> <div> <p><a href="https://glow.li/media/images/big/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu8daba0" class="size-half"><img src="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu8f69eb" alt="Photo of Jeanneke Pis" title="Photo of Jeanneke Pis" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:1000px) 80vw, (max-width:1200px) 67vw, (max-width:1400px) 58vw, (max-width:1600px) 50vw, (max-width:1800px) 45vw, (max-width:2000px) 40vw, (max-width:2200px) 37vw, (max-width:2400px) 34vw, (max-width:2600px) 31vw, (max-width:2800px) 29vw, 1500px" srcset="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu8f69eb 1500w, https://glow.li/media/images/1200/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu808633 1200w, https://glow.li/media/images/1000/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu89ab0b 1000w, https://glow.li/media/images/800/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu877622 800w, https://glow.li/media/images/700/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu87ae05 700w, https://glow.li/media/images/600/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu8f8b78 600w, https://glow.li/media/images/500/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu860a98 500w, https://glow.li/media/images/400/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu82de8e 400w, https://glow.li/media/images/300/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu831191 300w, https://glow.li/media/images/200/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu819d1d 200w, https://glow.li/media/images/100/Brussels-Jeanneke-pis.webp?chash=Iebu8709ab 100w" ></a></p> <p>Statue of a small girl peeing, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanneke_Pis">"Jeanneke Pis"</a>.</p> </div> <div> <p><a href="https://glow.li/media/images/big/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu82aabc" class="size-half"><img src="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8dedf4" alt="Photo of Hez Zinneke" title="Photo of Hez Zinneke" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:1000px) 80vw, (max-width:1200px) 67vw, (max-width:1400px) 58vw, (max-width:1600px) 50vw, (max-width:1800px) 45vw, (max-width:2000px) 40vw, (max-width:2200px) 37vw, (max-width:2400px) 34vw, (max-width:2600px) 31vw, (max-width:2800px) 29vw, 1500px" srcset="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8dedf4 1500w, https://glow.li/media/images/1200/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu822749 1200w, https://glow.li/media/images/1000/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu815ba2 1000w, https://glow.li/media/images/800/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu852ca2 800w, https://glow.li/media/images/700/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu819ebe 700w, https://glow.li/media/images/600/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8bf085 600w, https://glow.li/media/images/500/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8badc3 500w, https://glow.li/media/images/400/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu86e4b1 400w, https://glow.li/media/images/300/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu87374a 300w, https://glow.li/media/images/200/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8270a1 200w, https://glow.li/media/images/100/Brussels-Het-Zinneke.webp?chash=Iebu8d24ad 100w" ></a></p> <p>Statue of a dog peeing, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Zinneke">"Het Zinneke"</a>.</p> </div> <div> <p><a href="https://glow.li/media/images/big/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu873cab" class="size-half"><img src="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu81e59a" alt="Photo of a Winston Churchill statue" title="Photo of a Winston Churchill statue" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:1000px) 80vw, (max-width:1200px) 67vw, (max-width:1400px) 58vw, (max-width:1600px) 50vw, (max-width:1800px) 45vw, (max-width:2000px) 40vw, (max-width:2200px) 37vw, (max-width:2400px) 34vw, (max-width:2600px) 31vw, (max-width:2800px) 29vw, 1500px" srcset="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu81e59a 1500w, https://glow.li/media/images/1200/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu8418e9 1200w, https://glow.li/media/images/1000/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu81e76f 1000w, https://glow.li/media/images/800/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu812790 800w, https://glow.li/media/images/700/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu83a667 700w, https://glow.li/media/images/600/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu8d45b1 600w, https://glow.li/media/images/500/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu8f96f6 500w, https://glow.li/media/images/400/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu84b013 400w, https://glow.li/media/images/300/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu88b400 300w, https://glow.li/media/images/200/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu8d9ac3 200w, https://glow.li/media/images/100/Brussels-Churchill.webp?chash=Iebu816485 100w" ></a></p> <p>Statue of Winston Churchill (not peeing). I saw it in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Museum_of_the_Armed_Forces_and_Military_History">Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History</a>.</p> </div> </div> <!--more--> <h3 id="Bonus+Image" name="Bonus+Image"><a class="hash-link" href="#Bonus+Image">Bonus Image</a></h3> <p><a href="https://glow.li/media/images/big/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu809e5b"><img src="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu837078" alt="Photo of a plaque featuring a peeing space invader" title="Photo of a plaque featuring a peeing space invader" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:800px) 100vw, (max-width:1000px) 80vw, (max-width:1200px) 67vw, (max-width:1400px) 58vw, (max-width:1600px) 50vw, (max-width:1800px) 45vw, (max-width:2000px) 40vw, (max-width:2200px) 37vw, (max-width:2400px) 34vw, (max-width:2600px) 31vw, (max-width:2800px) 29vw, 1500px" srcset="https://glow.li/media/images/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu837078 1500w, https://glow.li/media/images/1200/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu835245 1200w, https://glow.li/media/images/1000/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8a8f5d 1000w, https://glow.li/media/images/800/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8c7ca4 800w, https://glow.li/media/images/700/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu82a368 700w, https://glow.li/media/images/600/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8b2129 600w, https://glow.li/media/images/500/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8540eb 500w, https://glow.li/media/images/400/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu849661 400w, https://glow.li/media/images/300/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8c8361 300w, https://glow.li/media/images/200/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu82a70b 200w, https://glow.li/media/images/100/Brussels-peeing-space-invader.webp?chash=Iebu8915da 100w" ></a></p> <p>I also found this plaque featuring a peeing space invader</p> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://glow.li/posts/brussels_statues/ 1665964800