Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres south of Brussels.
The Butte du Lion ("Lion's Mound") on the battlefield of Waterloo
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 com
The immense Butte du Lion ("Lion's Mound") overlooking the battlefield of Waterloo
The erection of the Lion's Mound, 1825. Engraving by Jobard, after a Bertrand drawing.
The Lion's Mound and the rotunda of the Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo
The Leo Belgicus on top of the mound at the site of the battle