Belgium 2011, The Series: Highlights of Belgium

Belgium (Belgie Belgique) stamp 2011

Christmas, Jesus - A

from the series: Hightlights of Belgium: Art: Van Eyck, Bouts & Rubens

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Belgium stamp 2011

Peeing Statue (Manneken Pis)

A Prior

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Manneken Pis (literally Little Man Pee), is a famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. It was designed by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder and put in place in 1618 or 1619.

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Building in the Background:

The Atomium is an iconic building in Brussels originally constructed for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn with interiors by architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times.

Tubes connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose escalators and a lift to allow access to the five habitable spheres which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere provides a panoramic view of Brussels. CNN named it Europe's most bizarre building

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 Belgium stamp 2011

Castles / Architecture - 1 A Prior

from the series: Highlights of Belgium

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Belgium (Belgique Belgie) Stamp 2011

Mardasson Memorial 1 - A Prior

from the series: Highlights of Belgium

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The Mardasson Memorial is located near Bastogne, a municipality in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. It honours the memory of the 76,890 American soldiers who were wounded or killed during the Battle of the Bulge.