Le Cardinal Mercier

Le Cardinal Mercier is a work of art in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Le Cardinal Mercier is situated nearby to the bus station Collège - Gare AB, as well as near I.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Braine-l’Alleud railway station.

Lion’s Mound

Peak

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.

Braine-l’Alleud railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Braine-l’Alleud railway station is situated 1 km west of Le Cardinal Mercier.

Hougoumont

Garden

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium. Hougoumont is situated 2 km south of Le Cardinal Mercier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterloo and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.

Waterloo

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Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.