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This is another one of those portfolio shots that all London photographers get around to shooting at some point.
Pre-covid image taken last winter.
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The Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo (French: Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo) is a rotunda in Belgium that houses a monumental panoramic painting of the Battle of Waterloo. The neoclassical building is located immediately to the north of the Lion Mound, on the battlefield of the Battle of Waterloo, in the Belgian municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, in the province of Walloon Brabant.
The building and the painting were protected as historical monuments in 1998. In 2008 the Belgian government proposed that the panorama should be included within a UNESCO World Heritage Site listing.
Next to it is The Lion's Mound (French: Butte du Lion, lit. "Lion's Hillock/Knoll"; Dutch: Leeuw van Waterloo, lit. "Lion of Waterloo") is a large conical artificial hill located in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826. It commemorates the location on the battlefield of Waterloo where a musket ball hit the shoulder of William II of the Netherlands (the Prince of Orange) and knocked him from his horse during the battle. It is also a memorial of the Battle of Quatre Bras, which had been fought two days earlier, on 16 June 1815.
Submitted: 29/04/2017
Accepted: 08/05/2017
10th March 2015 - It was such a perfect day a walk down to the beach with the camera was an obvious choice. Sadly the sunset disappointed, but the glass like stillness of the marina more than made up for it.
Haven't been out much this week - up late watching the Olympics
Can Little Britain really be 2nd in the medals table?
Must be something in the water!
One of my favourite views of London from Waterloo Bridge
I'm not a massive fan of very wide panoramas but there are so many great buildings here it's difficult to leave any out
Best to approach this from the South Bank
If like me, you park near the Embankment - better hold your breath as you walk up the stairs - I always find myself singing The Message by Grandmaster Flash to myself for some reason - if you follow my drift!
If you go to the Golden Jubilee bridges further down next to the Hungerford bridge there's a better view of Big Ben but it's a bit bouncy for longer exposures (unless your a fan of unintentional ICM)
(or known unknowns!) :)
Ami.e.s Français, ceci ne vous rappelle rien ?
Toujours est-il que le champ de bataille classé au patrimoine régional de Wallonie couvre une superficie de .... 1815 hectares !
Pour la "petite" histoire, la butte au fond est constituée d'un imposant tertre de terre surmonté d'un colossal Lion Belgique. Le monument est érigé en 1826, pour éterniser la gloire nationale, sur le site de la bataille de Waterloo, à Braine-l'Alleud, à la demande du roi Guillaume Ier des Pays-Bas qui voulut marquer l'endroit présumé où son fils ainé, le prince Guillaume II, fut blessé à l’épaule à la fin de la bataille.
Marengo a été capturé à Aboukir en Egypte.
Son nom vient de la victoire napoleonienne à Marengo en Italie.
Il aurait participé aux batailles d'Austerlitz, d'Iéna, de Wagram, à la retraite de Russie et enfin à Waterloo où les anglais l ont capturé à la ferme du Caillou. Il vécut encore 6 à 7 ans en Angleterre.
With a pair of BCOL barns on a shitty day, 61E crosses over from two to one at Waterloo under the venerable NYC era signals. We had asked the crew to light up the class lights just for some added flavor and they happily obliged after they dropped the SD60E from the point.
In a rare daylight appearance, Wisconsin & Southern train L464 runs westbound through Waterloo with it's train of ballast and local customer freight, under a summer bluebird sky.
Many thanks to Bruce S. and Josh D. for the intel on this catch.
WSOR L464
WAMX 4183
Waterloo, WI.
Summer 2020
I love Waterloo Station! Another trip to London, this time for a Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk jaunt in Central London, around the Covent Garden precincts.
IANR Oelwein crosses the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo, Iowa behind a four-pack of GP38-2s. Lead engine #3800 is a former B&O GP38 while the rest are former L&N GP38ACs rebuilt to Dash 2 specs.
This was the former depot for the New York Central Railroad. They've kept it up well over the years.
This picture is the colour original of this one : farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/2330719235_c34074b146_b.jpg
