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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 171 metres
  • Description: war memorial to the Battle of Waterloo in Braine-l’Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Lion of Waterloo”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hougoumont and Braine-l’Alleud railway station.

Garden
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château d' is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the road in the municipality, near , .

Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in , , Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Church
Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterloo and Braine-l’Alleud.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic town in the province of in . The town is known mainly for the Battle of in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on .

Town
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of , in the province of , , about 20 kilometres south of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, , and .

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the province of , .

Lion’s Mound

Latitude
50.6784° or 50° 40′ 42″ north
Longitude
4.4048° or 4° 24′ 17″ east
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Height
41 metres (133 feet)
Open location code
9F26MCH3+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267878387
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q31985
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“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 (واترلو)”
  • Persian: “تپه شیر”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Lwa”
  • Russian: “Курган льва”
  • Russian: “Насыпь льва”
  • Russian: “Холм льва”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lavlji brežuljak”
  • Spanish: “Colina del León”
  • Swedish: “Butte du Lion”
  • Swedish: “Lejonkullen”

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Highlights include Panorama and Mémorial de Waterloo 1815.

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