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Ville De Bruxelles - Stad Brussel

Het Zinneke (Tom Frantzen)

Ville De Bruxelles - Stad Brussel

Het Zinneke (Tom Frantzen)

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Het Zinneke (Tom Frantzen)

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Location: Ville De Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

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June 27, 2023

Het Zinneke, also called Zinneke-Pis, is a bronze sculpture by Tom Frantzen which represents a dog urinating against a post. Installed since 1999 at the corner of rue des Chartreux and rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Grains in Brussels, it was commissioned by the Chartreux district committee to attract tourists and created in the spirit of zwanze.

In 2010, a second example of the Zinneke was installed seawall in Neufchâtel-Hardelot (France)

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Zinneke

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August 12, 2023

Zinneke is a nickname chosen to represent people from Brussels. The word means "mutt" or "bastard" in Brusselian dialect, and originally referred to the city's stray dogs that hung around the streets by the Lesser Senne (a tangent canal of the river Senne, which circumnavigated Brussels along the city walls) until the end of the 19th century.[5]

The sculpture was created in 1998 by the artist Tom Frantzen, also known for other public statues in Brussels, such as the Vaartkapoen (1985) on the Place Sainctelette/Sainctelettesquare in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,[6] Madame Chapeau (2000) on the Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat,[7] and L'Envol (2017) on the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés/Oud Korenhuisplein.[8][9] It is a nod to the landmark sculpture Manneken Pis, in place since 1619, and its female counterpart Jeanneke Pis, installed in 1987. It is, however, not associated with a fountain.

On 1 August 2015, Het Zinneke was struck by a car, and its two legs were broken. During its restoration by the sculptor, an explanatory note was attached on site. On 24 September 2015, the sculpture was reinstalled in its original place.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Zinneke)

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