Archive for category: Brussels

/ March 19, 2009 10:00 am

Jeanneken Pis, Brussels Belgium

The Manneken Pis that was presented in our earlier article is a very famous statue in Brussels. There is also a not so well known counterpart Jeanneken Pis that is a little girl statue. It was created by Denis-Adrien Debouvrie out of blue-grey limestone in 1985. The statue is approximately 50 cm tall. Jeanneken Pis is not so easy to

/ February 25, 2009 12:26 pm

Manneken Pis, Brussels Belgium

Manneken Pis is approximately 60 cm tall bronze statue that was ordered from Jérôme Duquesnoy in 1619. Since then it has become one of the most famous attractions in Brussels. The statue that is currently on display is actually a replica said by the locals. The original statue was stolen in 1960. This, however, is not confirmed in wikipedia. There

/ February 18, 2009 12:23 pm

Little Europe, Brussels Belgium

Do you want to see the whole Europe at a single glance? Little Europe is an outdoor exhibition that presents Europe in a scale of 1:25. There are precise replicas of many famous buildings like Eiffel tower, British House of Parliament, and the Palace of Doques in Venice. You can see the Little Europe also from the highest sphere of