The Victoria Embankment, and steamship on the River Thames, London, c1907. Creator: Unknown.
/2717064.jpg "The Victoria Embankment, and steamship on the River Thames, London, c1907. Creator: Unknown.")
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The Victoria Embankment, and steamship on the River Thames, London, c1907. The Embankment was designed by the civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette to accommodate his new sewer system and to provide a thoroughfare alongside the River Thames. In the centre is Cleopatra's Needle, an ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC, transported from Egypt to London in 1878. Postcard.
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- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
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