Pee curl
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The pee curl is a public urinal, many of which are found in the centre of Amsterdam. They originated at the end of the 19th century, and were first installed by the Public Works Department of Amsterdam.
The design of a pee curl
A photo of one of the Pissoirs installed in 1800s Paris, taken by Charles Marville around 1865
An example of one of the latter designs of the French pissoirs, photographed by Charles Marville around 1875
Pissoir
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A pissoir is a French invention, common in Europe, that provides a urinal in public space with a lightweight structure. The availability of pissoirs aims to reduce urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets. They can be freestanding and without screening, with partial screening, or fully enclosed.
A cast iron urinal in College Street, Glasgow, installed 1850–54, photographed in 1866
Colonnes Rambuteau, Paris, c. 1860