Lion’s Mound

The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of , , Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.
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  • Peak rising to 171 metres (561 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lion of Waterloo”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 41 metres (133 feet) tall
  • Description: war memorial to the Battle of Waterloo in Braine-l’Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hougoumont and Braine-l’Alleud railway station.
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The Château d' is a walled manorial…
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Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station…
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterloo and Braine-l’Alleud.
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is a historic town in the province of in .
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Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of , in the…
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is a village of …

Lion’s Mound

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Latitude
50.6784° or 50° 40′ 42″ north
Longitude
4.4048° or 4° 24′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F26MCH3+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267878387
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q31985

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Lion’s Mound” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “狮子丘”
  • Chinese: “獅子山 (布賴恩拉勒)”
  • Croatian: “Lavlji brežuljak”
  • Dutch: “Leeuw van Waterloo”
  • Dutch: “Leeuwenheuvel”
  • Esperanto: “Monto de Leono”
  • French: “Butte du Lion”
  • French: “Lion de Waterloo”
  • German: “Löwe von Waterloo”
  • German: “Löwenhügel”
  • Hungarian: “Oroszlános-domb”
  • Indonesian: “Singa Waterloo”
  • Italian: “collina del leone”
  • Italian: “Collina del leone”
  • Japanese: “ライオンの丘”
  • Latvian: “Lauvas pakalns”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Løvehaugen”
  • Norwegian: “Løvehaugen”
  • Persian: “تپه شیر”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Lwa”
  • Portuguese: “Monte do Leão”
  • Russian: “Курган льва”
  • Russian: “Насыпь льва”
  • Russian: “Холм льва”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lavlji brežuljak”
  • Spanish: “Colina del León”
  • Swedish: “Butte du Lion”
  • Swedish: “Lejonkullen”
  • Thai: “เนินสิงโต”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Panorama and Mémorial de Waterloo 1815.

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