The glass and dark-steel front of the Memorial 1815 visitor centre with its name on the facade, beside a paved walkway on a sunny day.

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Memorial 1815

Memorial 1815 is the visitor centre of the Waterloo battlefield, south of the town in Braine-l'Alleud, opened in 2015 for the bicentenary of the battle of 18 June 1815. Its 2,000 m² exhibition shows uniforms, period objects, animated maps, a 33 m² model of the battle and a 4D film; its ticket also covers the Lion's Mound, the Panorama and Hougoumont.

When to go

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Mon10:00–17:30

Tue10:00–17:30

Wed10:00–17:30

Thu10:00–17:30

Fri10:00–17:30

Sat10:00–17:30

Sun10:00–17:30

Nearby

Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo

museum

Lion's Mound

monument

Hougoumont

historic site

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