Jeanneke Pis
| Jeanneke Pis | |
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Location within Brussels | |
| Artist | Denis-Adrien Debouvrie |
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| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 50 cm (20 in) |
| Location | City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| 50°50′54.5″N 4°21′14.5″E / 50.848472°N 4.354028°E | |
| Website | www |
Jeanneke Pis (pronounced [ˌʑɑnəkə ˈpɪs]; Dutch for 'Little Pissing Joan') is a modern fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium. It was commissioned by Denis-Adrien Debouvrie in 1985 and erected in 1987 as a counterpoint to the city's famous Manneken Pis. The 50-centimetre (20 in) bronze statue depicts a naked little girl with short pigtails, squatting and urinating on a blue-grey limestone base.
Jeanneke Pis is located north of the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), on the eastern side of the Impasse de la Fidélité/Getrouwheidsgang, a narrow cul-de-sac some 30 metres (100 ft) long leading northwards off the restaurant-packed Rue des Bouchers/Beenhouwersstraat. The sculpture is now protected from vandalism by iron bars.