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Sphinx guarding Cleopatra's Needle, Westminster, London. Artist: Paul Barkshire

Sphinx guarding Cleopatra's Needle, Westminster, London. Artist: Paul Barkshire

1-233-063 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images

Sphinx guarding Cleopatra's Needle, Westminster, London. A close-up view of the front of one of the two sphinxes. They were sculpted in 1878-1879 at the same time as the Ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle was moved from Egypt to the Thames Embankment.

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Creator
  1. Paul Barkshire, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster

  1. 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W
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Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues

History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3018x3836
File Size : 33,918kb

Aliases

  1. PB/4067
  1. 0250002880
  1. 1-233-063
  1. 1233063
  1. 2880
  1. A3
  1. PB/4067

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