Lion s Mound, Panorama & Visitor s Center

The Lion's Mound is an extensive cone-shaped fake slope situated in the region of Braine-l'Alleud Belgium. Ruler William I of the Netherlands requested its development in 1820, and it was finished in 1826.

It honors the area on the war zone of Waterloo where a gun ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands the Prince of Orange and thumped him from his steed amid the fight. It is additionally a dedication of the Battle of Quatre Bras, which had been battled two days sooner, on 16 June 1815.

The slope offers a vista of the combat zone and is the grapple purpose of the related historical centers and bars in the encompassing Lion's Hamlet. Guests who pay an expense may scale the Mound's 225 stages, which prompt the statue and its encompassing disregard where there are maps archiving the fight, alongside perception telescopes; a similar charge likewise allows admission to see the canvas Waterloo Panorama.