Butte du Lion de Waterloo
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Butte du Lion de Waterloo is a large artificial hill and monument in Belgium commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a cast-iron lion statue.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lion Mound at Waterloo | 2 |
| Butte du Lion de Waterloo canonical | 1 |
| Lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo | 1 |
| Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3887499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butte du Lion de Waterloo Context triple: [Lion’s Mound, nativeName, Butte du Lion de Waterloo]
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A.
Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
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B.
Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
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C.
Île de Croÿ
Île de Croÿ is a remote subantarctic island within the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, known for its harsh climate, rugged terrain, and rich seabird and marine mammal populations.
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D.
La Haye Sainte farm
La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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E.
Chaudfontaine
Chaudfontaine is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon region, noted for its mineral water springs and proximity to the city of Liège.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butte du Lion de Waterloo Target entity description: Butte du Lion de Waterloo is a large artificial hill and monument in Belgium commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a cast-iron lion statue.
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A.
Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
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B.
Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
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C.
Île de Croÿ
Île de Croÿ is a remote subantarctic island within the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, known for its harsh climate, rugged terrain, and rich seabird and marine mammal populations.
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D.
La Haye Sainte farm
La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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E.
Chaudfontaine
Chaudfontaine is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon region, noted for its mineral water springs and proximity to the city of Liège.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial hill
ⓘ
monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Butte du Lion
ⓘ
Lion’s Mound ⓘ |
| builtBy | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| category |
Battle of Waterloo memorials
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Walloon Brabant ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
William I of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
King William I of the Netherlands
|
| constructionEnd | 1826 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1820 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designer | Charles Van der Straeten ⓘ |
| elevation | about 165 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cast-iron lion statue
ⓘ
circular base platform ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| height | about 41 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument in Belgium ⓘ |
| inception | 1820 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lionHeight | about 4.5 metres ⓘ |
| lionMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| lionWeight | about 28 tonnes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Braine-l'Alleud
ⓘ
surface form:
Braine-l’Alleud
Waterloo battlefield ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
earth ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lion statue ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Memorial 1815 museum
ⓘ
Memorial 1815 ⓘ
surface form:
Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo
|
| numberOfSteps | about 226 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | Waterloo battlefield ⓘ |
| partOf |
Waterloo battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo battlefield memorial complex
|
| purpose |
to commemorate the victory over Napoleon
ⓘ
to mark the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded ⓘ |
| sculptorOfLion | Jean-François Van Geel ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist guides about Waterloo ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Butte du Lion de Waterloo Description of subject: Butte du Lion de Waterloo is a large artificial hill and monument in Belgium commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a cast-iron lion statue.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo
this entity surface form:
Lion Mound at Waterloo
this entity surface form:
Lion Mound at Waterloo
this entity surface form:
Lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo