Gordon Monument
The Gordon Monument is a neoclassical monument to a slain warrior on the battlefield of Waterloo. The person commemorated is Lt Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial of the Battle of Waterloo
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hanoverian Monument and Lion’s Mound.
Hanoverian Monument
Memorial
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The Hanoverian Monument, also known as the Monument to the Hanoverians from its French name, Monument aux Hanovriens, is an 1818 monument constructed on the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium.
Lion’s Mound
Peak
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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.
La Haye Sainte
Building
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La Haye Sainte is a building, which is situated 180 metres south of Gordon Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braine-l’Alleud and Waterloo.
Braine-l’Alleud
Town
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres south of Brussels. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, Lillois-Witterzée, and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac. Braine-l’Alleud is situated 3 km west of Gordon Monument.
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.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 5 km west of Gordon Monument.
Gordon Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Lasne, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.67957° or 50° 40′ 47″ northLongitude
4.41194° or 4° 24′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F26MCH6+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 948692729OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3323234
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In Other Languages
“Gordon Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “monument Gordon”
- French: “Monument Gordon”
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