Butte du Lion de Waterloo

E396985

artificial hill monument war memorial

Butte du Lion de Waterloo is a large artificial hill and monument in Belgium commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a cast-iron lion statue.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Lion Mound at Waterloo	2
Butte du Lion de Waterloo canonical	1
Lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo	1
Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3887499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Butte du Lion de Waterloo
Context triple: [Lion’s Mound, nativeName, Butte du Lion de Waterloo]

A. Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
B. Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
C. Île de Croÿ
Île de Croÿ is a remote subantarctic island within the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, known for its harsh climate, rugged terrain, and rich seabird and marine mammal populations.
D. La Haye Sainte farm
La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
E. Chaudfontaine
Chaudfontaine is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon region, noted for its mineral water springs and proximity to the city of Liège.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Butte du Lion de Waterloo
Target entity description: Butte du Lion de Waterloo is a large artificial hill and monument in Belgium commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a cast-iron lion statue.

A. Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
B. Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
C. Île de Croÿ
Île de Croÿ is a remote subantarctic island within the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, known for its harsh climate, rugged terrain, and rich seabird and marine mammal populations.
D. La Haye Sainte farm
La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
E. Chaudfontaine
Chaudfontaine is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon region, noted for its mineral water springs and proximity to the city of Liège.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial hill ⓘ monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Butte du Lion ⓘ Lion’s Mound ⓘ
builtBy	United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
category	Battle of Waterloo memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Walloon Brabant ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
commissionedBy	King William I of the Netherlands ⓘ linked to: William I of the Netherlands
constructionEnd	1826 ⓘ
constructionStart	1820 ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
designer	Charles Van der Straeten ⓘ
elevation	about 165 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasPart	cast-iron lion statue ⓘ circular base platform ⓘ staircase ⓘ
height	about 41 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected monument in Belgium ⓘ
inception	1820 ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
lionHeight	about 4.5 metres ⓘ
lionMaterial	cast iron ⓘ
lionWeight	about 28 tonnes ⓘ
locatedIn	Wallonia ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ
locatedNear	Braine-l’Alleud ⓘ linked to: Braine-l'Alleud Waterloo battlefield ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ earth ⓘ
namedAfter	lion statue ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Memorial 1815 museum ⓘ Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ linked to: Memorial 1815
numberOfSteps	about 226 ⓘ
offersViewOf	Waterloo battlefield ⓘ
partOf	Waterloo battlefield memorial complex ⓘ linked to: Waterloo battlefield
purpose	to commemorate the victory over Napoleon ⓘ to mark the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded ⓘ
sculptorOfLion	Jean-François Van Geel ⓘ
subjectOf	tourist guides about Waterloo ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lion’s Mound → nativeName → Butte du Lion de Waterloo ⓘ

Waterloo, Belgium → hasMonument → Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ

linked to: Butte du Lion de Waterloo

Charles Van der Straeten → notableWork → Lion Mound at Waterloo ⓘ

linked to: Butte du Lion de Waterloo

Charles Van der Straeten → designed → Lion Mound at Waterloo ⓘ

linked to: Butte du Lion de Waterloo

Jean-François Van Geel → notableWork → Lion statue atop the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo ⓘ

linked to: Butte du Lion de Waterloo

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