In a field south of the Belgian capital, stands a hillside monument to a battle so famous it has become a metaphor and a winning Eurovision song. The Lion of Waterloo, or the Lion’s Mound, a memorial to the Battle of Waterloo fought on 18 June 1815, has now seen the end of renovation works intended to mark its 200th anniversary. Inaugurated on 1926, having been commissioned by King William I of the Netherlands, to commemorate the location on the…
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