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Waterloo
The battlefield where Napoleon was defeated in 1815, with the Lion's Mound and an underground museum.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; one ticket covers the museum, the mound, the panorama and Hougoumont
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Route du Lion 1815, 1420 Braine-l'AlleudDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car, or an hour by train and bus, south of Brussels.
Why Go
On June 18, 1815, Wellington's allied army and Blücher's Prussians ended Napoleon's rule in a single day of battle. The Memorial 1815 museum, built under the fields, tells the story, and 226 steps climb the Lion's Mound, raised in 1826, for a view over the battlefield. The farm of Hougoumont, fought over all day, has been restored.
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