In less than 200 days, Waterloo celebrates the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. The festivities will take place over five days, from 17 to 21 June 2015.
The organizers expect more than 120 000 spectators. 5,000 soldiers will participate at the reconstitution of the battle with 300 horses and 100 cannons !
As there is no much time left and I live nearly on the battle field, I went there yesterday to see how the renovation works had progressed since my last post in January 2014.
When I arrived the Lion hadn't changed its look
The Wellington café was still there
The Panorama too
as well as the posters representing the battle
A part of the battle field was behind a fence
And then the nightmare started on the other side
Napoleon was wrapped in a plastic bag, so he couldn't see what happened
Just besides him the beautiful old houses had been demolished and a new built was under construction !
From far the remaining houses looked quite normal
but on a closer look they hadn't been renovated yet !
A memorial had been built under the ground
There is still a lot of work to be done
And on the top of the memorial there was a real mess. I wonder for what these white blocks will be used.
Now I start to doubt if everything will be finished for the 17th June ! There is still so much work to be done !
Previous post about the renovation here
Still so much work to be done! Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, Gattina! I expect that the Dutch are also participating somehow? After all the prince of Orange fought together with the British against Napoleon.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, Gattina.
Wil, ABCW Team.
It's going to be interesting to see if they get through on time!
ReplyDeleteOld English expression, it will be all alright on the night. Hey, you are not Olympic Games Athens.
ReplyDeletePS The murals are great.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a great occasion once everywhere is ready. Poor Napoleon not being able to watch the preparations.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a great occasion once everywhere is ready. Poor Napoleon not being able to watch the preparations.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope it is ready on time.
ReplyDeleteHm, I wonder too. It still looks like a construction site.
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day I will be back to see how the place is changed since my last visit
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and great light!
ReplyDeleteKinda fun to watch the progress though isn't it? Well, I enjoyed the tour anyway, thanks for sharing. But poor Napolean wrapped in a plastic bag! That's just adding insult to injury!
ReplyDeleteLooks like there's still much to do!
ReplyDeleteOh! Massive changes!
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