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Manneken Pis of Geraardsbergen
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Location: Geraardsbergen, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
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December 11, 2024
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•July 11, 2025
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The town was destroyed in 1452. To restore its water system, Geraardsbergen called on the Brussels fountain master Jan van den Schelden, who was commissioned in 1455 to create a lattice mannequin. It was completed in May 1459 by the Brussels brass founder Reinier I of Tienen.
•June 1, 2022
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Oldest Manneken
Brussels and Geraardsbergen both have a Manneken Pis, but the one in Geraardsbergen is the oldest. By far: it is 160 years different to the one in Brussels. In other words, when the Manneken of Brussels hesitantly started to pee, ours had already filled an entire Dender. Fabrications? No, the truth. Historically proven by city accounts.
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Elevation 90 m
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Location: Geraardsbergen, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium