Butte du Lion

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Butte du Lion is a large conical memorial mound in Waterloo, Belgium, topped by a cast-iron lion statue commemorating the Battle of Waterloo.

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Butte du Lion canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial mound
tourist attraction
war memorial
architect Charles Van der Straeten
category Battle of Waterloo memorials
Monuments and memorials in Belgium
Tourist attractions in Walloon Brabant
commemorates Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars
commissionedBy William I of the Netherlands
constructionEnd 1826
constructionStart 1820
country Belgium
dedicatedTo Prince of Orange
William II of the Netherlands
designerOfLion Jean-François Van Geel
elevationAboveSurroundings about 40 metres
hasPart cast-iron lion statue
circular mound
staircase
viewing platform
height about 141 feet
about 43 metres
heritageStatus protected monument
inaugurationDate 1826
inception 1820
lionHeight about 4.45 metres
lionLength about 4.45 metres
lionOrientation faces France
lionWeight about 28 tonnes
locatedIn Battle of Waterloo battlefield
Wallonia
Walloon Brabant
Waterloo
material cast iron
earth
near Lion's Mound Visitor Centre
Ligny 1815 Museum
surface form: Memorial 1815 museum

Memorial 1815
surface form: Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo
numberOfSteps 226
ownedBy Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
partOf Waterloo battlefield
surface form: Waterloo battlefield memorial complex
purpose to mark the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded
shape conical mound
touristActivity battlefield viewing
historical education

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Lion’s Mound nativeName Butte du Lion
Butte du Lion de Waterloo alsoKnownAs Butte du Lion