Manneken-Pis de Colmar is a monument located in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. It is a copy of the Manneken-Pis of Brussels and was the first official replica of that well-known statue. The monument dates from 1922 and was initially installed in front of the municipal baths. According to its history, the statue was offered by Brussels and given on the fourth anniversary of the liberation of the city of Colmar. It commemorates the common sufferings endured by Belgium and France. During the inauguration ceremony, there was a confusion in which the Dutch anthem was played. The statue was removed during the occupation between 1940 and 1945 and stored in the reserve of the Unterlinden museum. The municipal architect decided to hide it as an anti-German symbol.
Nearby Objects
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Musée Bartholdi 100 m away -
St Martin's Church 160 m away -
Fontaine Roesselmann 250 m away -
Dominikanerkirche 300 m away -
Statue of Jean Rapp 300 m away
Copy of the Brussels Manneken-Pis
The Manneken-Pis de Colmar is a monument located in Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin department of France. It is a copy of the Manneken-Pis of Brussels, linking it directly to the better-known original through its design and reference. As a monument, it forms part of the urban landscape of Colmar and is identified primarily by this replica relationship and its location in the city.
History and symbolic meaning
The statue dates from 1922 and was initially installed in front of the municipal baths. It is a replica of the famous Manneken-Pis of Brussels, offered by Brussels and given on the fourth anniversary of the liberation of the city of Colmar. It commemorates the common sufferings endured by Belgium and France, and it is described as the first official replica of the Manneken-Pis. Its inauguration ceremony was marked by a confusion in which the Dutch anthem was played. During the occupation between 1940 and 1945, the statue was removed and stored in the reserve of the Unterlinden museum. The municipal architect decided to hide it as an anti-German symbol.