Braine-l'Alleud
Sights
Sights
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* The [Lion's Mound](/wiki/Lion%27s_Mound "Lion's Mound"), erected on the site of the [Battle of Waterloo](/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo "Battle of Waterloo"), attracts thousands of visitors every year. A nearby visitor centre, a wax museum and a painted [Waterloo Panorama](/wiki/Waterloo_Panorama "Waterloo Panorama") also help retrace the events that led to [Napoleon](/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France "Napoleon I of France")'s defeat in 1815\.
* Converted into a tourist information centre, the former house of [Cardinal](/wiki/Cardinal_%28Catholicism%29 "Cardinal (Catholicism)") [Mercier](/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9-Joseph_Mercier "Désiré-Joseph Mercier") is a good starting point to explore the town.
* Braine\-l'Alleud is also home to a (slightly) smaller version of the well\-known *[Manneken Pis](/wiki/Manneken_Pis "Manneken Pis")*, named *El Gamin qui piche* ("The Peeing Kid" in [Walloon](/wiki/Walloon_%28language%29 "Walloon (language)")).
* The hamlet of Sart\-Moulin is the inverted name of which inspired [Hergé](/wiki/Herg%C3%A9 "Hergé")'s [Moulinsart castle](/wiki/Marlinspike_Hall "Marlinspike Hall").

File:Braine\-l'Alleud JPG00a.jpg\|Church of St. Étienne
File:Belgium\-Waterloo\-Butte\-du\-Lion\-statue.jpg\|The '''' ("\[\[Lion's Mound]]") on the \[\[Battle of Waterloo\|battlefield of Waterloo]]
File:BrainelalleudFromWest.jpg\|View of the town from the west


Where did Hergé get inspiration for Moulinsart castle from?