Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Route du Lion 1815
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+32 23851912
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Very cool place! Museum that explains both the background, relevance/importance and details of the famous battle in clear terms that engage both adults and children. The Battlefield walking tour (14km) is highly recommended as well! Go first to the museum though, and you'll see all the places that are mentioned in there. Do bring shoes with grip, the loamy soil gets very slippery when there has been a lot of rain in the last few days.
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Beautiful on a brisk cold winter day with a light blanket of snow
Great place with fantastic history for Europe, the battlefield were the coalition of Wellington and Blücher have beaten Napoleon on 18 June 1815. The course of European history was changed that day, but with tremendous number of casualties. Estimated 47.000 soldiers were killed. There is a very good renovated museum about the clash, and several monuments in the surrounding fields, honouring the different parties involved.
Its beautiful but you have to book tickets in advance
An interesting place with a great historic meaning. They decorated it nicely, the staff could be a bit friendlier but in total it is worth the visit. I suggest taking out two hours of your schedule to be able to watch the 3D movie (goggles included ofc), visiting the elevated monument, checking the souvenir shop and having a nice relaxed drink at the included cafe.
I was glad to see Waterloo where The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815 between the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Seventh Coalition (troops from Prussia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau), under the main allied commanders, the Duke of Wellington and General von Blücher. The strategic location of Waterloo on a paved road towards Brussels explains why the battle took place just south of the town. Waterloo was the last major settlement the French army had to cross before negotiating the dense woodland on the outskirts of Brussels, just 17 kilometres away. It, therefore, marked the last opportunity for the Seventh Coalition to intervene should they wish to halt the French army from entering Brussels.
A remarkably full and detailed exhibition. In some ways too much. I am a buff and increased my knowledge of the subject. But the experience is a full engrossment of the facts, the history both political and military. I would recommend the memorial I everyone. With the other 3 museums that you must also visit on the pass/ticket it's very good value at 19.
The highlights for me were the climb up to the Lion's mound, the panoramic painting with loud sound effects and the life-size figures in actual uniforms from the time. I would have appreciated some more in-depth information such as eye-witness accounts in the museum. It was rather touristy. Finally, the entrance price is high for what you get and I was astonished that there were none of the usual discounts for seniors/disabled/students etc. Why is this?
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