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Lion's Mound, Panorama & Visitor's Center

Just South of Waterloo, Waterloo, Belgium
Ranked #2 of 3 attractions in Waterloo
4.0 of 5 stars 26 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

This is a huge reminder of the large battle that took place almost 200 years ago. The area is very historic and interesting as the battle changed the outcome of history. More

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LANCASHIRE
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Great views when you are up there and you get a better uidea of the lie of the land and the positioning of both forces. Watch the steps though - there are 226 of them! More

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Fussyeater58
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

If you're into it - Don't miss it - Stunning experience. More

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Kortrijk, Belgium
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

You can't really get a close-up picture if you go there. You can go to the top but from there you can't see the lion. Its built in that way. Its quite a good exercise if you are fit. But the place is well maintained. There are two small museums that you can see as well. More

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Not worth the money and you can't actually see the Lion once you have climbed the 266 steps. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

To be honest just looked didnt go up, but visitors centre was ok. Nice lunch across the road More

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Brussels, Belgium
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

In the middle of nowhere, but probably great if you're into battlefield sightseeing and Napoleon stuff More

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Brussels, Belgium
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Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

Going to the Waterloo battlefield and not visiting the panorama and the visitor's center is as absurd as visiting the latter and avoid climbing the steps to the lion sculpture. Waterloo is a way of looking back two centuries and visualise how battles were fought at that time, men against men with few machines apart from some riffles and canons. More

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holanda
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

Wonderful place to have a good view of the region. The panorama is an old dated building screaming to be pimped. Wax museum is a little bit spooky, also needs updating. If you want to watch the movies at the visitor's center you should enter fast otherwise you have to wait 20 minutes for the next one. More

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Mons
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

Always cool to walk around the place. The Panorama and the Film are ok once; hump up the mound once every couple years for the view. More

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