One of the sphinxes, Victoria Embankment, London, 1924-1926. Artist: Unknown

One of the sphinxes, Victoria Embankment, London, 1924-1926. Artist: Unknown

2-320-896 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

One of the sphinxes, Victoria Embankment, London, 1924-1926. The Victoria Embankment on the north side of the Thames was designed by Joseph Bazalgette. Completed in 1870, its main purpose was to accommodate Bazalgette's new main sewer and the Metropolitan District underground railway. The embankment also offered a pleasant thoroughfare along the riverbank, with a promenade and gardens, as well as reducing the risk of flooding from the river. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Joseph William Bazalgette: British: Civil engineer

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

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3622x4826
File Size : 51,211kb


Aliases

  1. 0580018843
  1. 2-320-896
  1. 2320896

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