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Waterloo (French pronunciation: ⓘ; [2] Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ; Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of 21.03 km 2 (8.12 sq mi). Waterloo lies a short distance south of Brussels, and immediately north-east ...
La Haye Sainte (French pronunciation: [la ɛ sɛ̃t], lit. ' The Holy Hedge ', named either after Jesus' crown of thorns or a nearby bramble hedge [1]) is a walled farmhouse compound at the foot of an escarpment near Waterloo, Belgium, on the N5 road connecting Brussels and Charleroi.
Braine-l'Alleud (French: [bʁɛn lalø] ⓘ; Walloon: Brinne-l'-Alou; Dutch: Eigenbrakel [ˈɛiɣə(m)ˌbraːkəl] ⓘ) is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Brussels.
Historically, the Chaussée de Waterloo was the main road from Brussels to Charleroi, crossing the Sonian Forest, and it remains one of the region's main arteries. The road crosses several districts, working class at its starting point in Saint-Gilles, but adorned with chic boutiques and restaurants as it progresses towards Waterloo, in ...
When we think of boy bands, acts like the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC typically come to mind, but the new documentary film Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands is a look at the history of boy ...
When it comes to blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, opinion among some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers and health policy nominees appears deeply split.
Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael each scored in the final minute of a period, Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Friday night to end ...
The erection of the Lion's Mound, 1825. Engraving by Jobard, after a Bertrand drawing. [a]The Lion's Mound was designed by the royal architect Charles Vander Straeten, at the behest of King William I of the Netherlands, who wished to commemorate the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of his elder son, King William II of the Netherlands (then Prince of ...