Waterloo Column

The Waterloo Column is a victory column commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. It is situated in , the capital of the German state of .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: victory column in Hannover, Germany
  • Also known as: “Waterloosäule”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lower Saxony Stadium and Waterlooplatz.

Stadium
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Niedersachsenstadion is a football in , , , which is home to 2. Bundesliga football club Hannover 96. The original 86,000-capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various major football events. is situated 750 metres south of Waterloo Column.

Park
Photo: Axel Hindemith, Copyrighted free use.
is a park, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Waterloo Column.

Library
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is situated 220 metres southeast of Waterloo Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzkirchenviertel and Hanover.

Neighborhood
Photo: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of in , with a population of around 558,000. built a huge exhibition complex for the World Expo in 2000 and has been host to several of the biggest exhibitions in the world.

Suburb
Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Waterloo Column

Latitude
52.3665° or 52° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
9.7276° or 9° 43′ 39″ east
Inception
1832
Height
9.5 metres (31 feet)
Named after
Battle of Waterloo
Open location code
9F4F9P8H+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 140254020
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1506821
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Waterloo Column” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Waterloosäule”
  • German: “Waterloosäule”
  • Polish: “Waterloosäule”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Mittellandkanal / Elbe-Seitenkanal - Fachstelle für Geodäsie und Geoinformatik and Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt Standort Hannover.

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