description Butte du Lion Overview
The Butte du Lion, or Lion's Mound, is an artificial conical hill on the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium. It was constructed in the 1820s at the location traditionally associated with the wounding of William, Prince of Orange, during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and is crowned by a cast-iron lion monument. Visitors can climb a long staircase to survey the preserved battlefield and surrounding memorial landscape.
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Butte du Lion ranks #32 of 99 in the Butte ranking, behind Courthouse Rock, ahead of Heart Mountain.
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How good is Butte du Lion?
Butte du Lion scores 8.05/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Butte category. Waterloo's Lion's Mound is a major battlefield monument, highly visited and historically resonant, though artificial and contested aesthetically.
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