the building which the architect jumped off 

Menekken Pis 

Belgium!

A short stop to Brussels (capital of Belgium) right before we enter Paris, the fashion paradise. What comes to you mind when you think of Belgium? Well excellent chocolates of course! Belgium chocolates are the best in the world therefore it was absolutely necessary to have a shopping spree in Godiva(expensive chocolate brand). I think the shop attendant was pretty shocked when the entire group went in and started buying bars and bars of chocolates because before we entered, it was dead quiet inside. Although I have not tried the chocolates yet (because I want to save the best for last), you can already tell that it was sure to be superb! So people reading this, keep on drooling.

In the market Square, there was the entrance of a Cathedral (I think) and the tour guide asked us, why do you think the architect of this structure jumped down from the top? Bewildered by this question, we gave lame answers and it turns out that that was the answer! So why do you think the architect jumped to his death? The answer will be revealed at the end of the post.

From a short distance of the square, was the mascot of Brussels- Manneken Pis. This is a very widely copied statue all around the world and is often placed in people’s garden. You know the statue of the small boy peeing? Yup that actually came from Brussels.

Here are 2 different stories of Manekken Pis.
1st version: There was an old man who has always longed for a son and one day he finally had a son. He was simply ecstatic by this so he brought his son to the market to show it to everyone. Then, there was a commotion and during that turmoil, the old man had lost his son. Since that day, he has been looking around everywhere for his lost son until he saw this dirty boy who was laughing and peeing and he realized that the boy is none other than his long lost son. Thus he sculpted that statue of a boy peeing happily.

2nd version: During Napolean’s time, there was this unwanted child who happened to see some French soldiers trying to start a massive fire in the square. Once the soldiers left, he immediately went up to pee at the fire to try to put it out. Therefore, for his bravery in saving the square, they made this statue of him.

Now the answer as to why the architect jumped off the building is because he did not build a way to come down so the only way to go back onto the ground was to jump.