History in Bricks: Commemorating 200th year of Battle of Waterloo

Eric Jousse, curator of the exhibition " Histoire en Briques Lego", adjust figurines in the Malmaison Castle model, made with 19,000 Lego bricks in 145 hours, in Waterloo, Belgium. The exhibition, which used around 1 million Lego bricks, is held as part of the commemorations of the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Eric Jousse, curator of the exhibition " Histoire en Briques Lego", adjust figurines in the Malmaison Castle model, made with 19,000 Lego bricks in 145 hours, in Waterloo, Belgium. The exhibition, which used around 1 million Lego bricks, is held as part of the commemorations of the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Eric Jousse, curator of the exhibition " Histoire en Briques Lego" adjusts a figurine depicting Napoleon in the Malmaison Castle, made with 19,000 Lego bricks in 145 hours, in Waterloo, Belgium. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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A woman looks at a model of the Malmaison Castle. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Eric Jousse adjusts a figurine depicting a soldier next to Napoleon (R) in a Malmaison Castle model. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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A woman poses for photographers behind a model of the The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, made with 10,000 Lego bricks in 90 hours, in Waterloo, Belgium (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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Eric Jousse adjusts a soldier figurine in a Malmaison Castle model. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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A Lego bricks replica of La Butte du Lion (The Lion’s Hill) , the main memorial monument of the Battle of Waterloo, is prepared prior to the opening of the “History in Bricks” exhibition, an exhibition recreating former French emperor Napoleon I life, in Waterloo as part of the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo. (AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand)

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A Lego-bricks-made bicorne hat of former French emperor Napoleon I, is displayed prior to the opening of the exhibition. (AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand)