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[[File:Charles Marville, Urinoir en fonte à 2 stalles avec écran, Chaussée de la Muette, ca. 1865.jpg|thumb|An example of one of the latter designs of the French pissoirs, photographed by [[Charles Marville]] around 1875.]]
[[File:Zicht_op_het_voormalig_Paleis_voor_Volksvlijt_-_Amsterdam_-_20015376_-_RCE_detail_plaskrul.jpg|thumb|A double pee curl at the [[Paleis voor Volksvlijt]], where they were first placed]]
The '''pee curl''' (Dutch: ''plaskrul'') 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 [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienst_der_Publieke_Werken_(Amsterdam) Publieke Werken], or Public Works Department of Amsterdam.
The curl is made of a spiral-shaped steel sheet suspended half a metre above the ground by four iron legs, and painted dark green. The top half of the plate is perforated so that any passers-by can determine at eye-level whether it is vacant or in use. The floor is made of tiles with a natural stone slab making up the the urinal itself, housing the central drain. The curls are connected to the sewer by this drain and are cleaned by the local municipality with water from the canal. The curls come in either a single or double version, with some coming equipped with roofs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=iBecomingDutch |date=2020-08-30 |title=KRUL |url=https://ibecomingdutch.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/krul/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=I Becoming Dutch |language=en}}</ref> You can find a map of the public toilets in Amsterdam [https://maps.amsterdam.nl/openbare_toiletten/?LANG=en here].
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