Victoria Embankment

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Victoria Embankment is a major riverside thoroughfare and public promenade along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, known for its historic architecture, gardens, and transport links.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Victoria Embankment canonical 29
Victoria Embankment roadway 2
Embankment, London 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf embankment
riverside promenade
road
adjacentTo Victoria Embankment Gardens
linked to: Embankment Gardens
builtBy Metropolitan Board of Works
builtOn reclaimed land from the River Thames
connects Blackfriars Bridge
Westminster Bridge
constructionStartDate 1865
contains Victoria Embankment Gardens
linked to: Embankment Gardens

sewer infrastructure
underground railway infrastructure
utility tunnels
designedBy Joseph Bazalgette
engineer Joseph Bazalgette
follows River Thames
linked to: Thames
hasFeature historic lamp posts
monuments and statues
ornamental gardens
riverside walkways
hasFunction flood defence
public promenade
road transport corridor
hasMonument Battle of Britain Monument
Cleopatra's Needle
National Submarine War Memorial
Robert Burns statue
Robert Raikes statue
Sir Wilfrid Lawson statue
hasNearby Blackfriars station
Embankment Underground station
Temple Underground station
Westminster Underground station
hasStructureType road on reclaimed land
heritageStatus partly within conservation areas
inaugurationDate 1870
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
locatedOnBankOf River Thames
linked to: Thames
namedAfter Queen Victoria
near Houses of Parliament
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
Somerset House
partOf A3211 road NERFINISHED
Thames Embankment
linked to: Thames embankments
position north bank of the River Thames
roadType major thoroughfare
terminusFrom Westminster Bridge
terminusTo Blackfriars Bridge
usedFor pedestrian use
tourism and sightseeing
vehicular traffic

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Referenced by (33)

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Waterloo Bridge crossesBetween Victoria Embankment
New Bridge Street hasJunctionWith Victoria Embankment
Victoria Embankment (part) partOf Victoria Embankment
Sikorski statue in London locatedNear Victoria Embankment
Embankment Underground station near Victoria Embankment
Embankment Underground station hasEntranceOn Victoria Embankment
Westminster Underground Station hasEntranceOn Victoria Embankment
Embankment station nearbyLandmark Victoria Embankment
Embankment station hasEntrancesOn Victoria Embankment
Savoy, London adjacentTo Victoria Embankment
Savoy Estate adjacentTo Victoria Embankment
CHX near Embankment, London
linked to: Victoria Embankment
Strand hasNearbyLandmark Victoria Embankment
Embankment Gardens partOf Victoria Embankment
Embankment Gardens adjacentTo Victoria Embankment roadway
linked to: Victoria Embankment
Lancaster Place, London hasNearbyLandmark Victoria Embankment
Joseph Bazalgette notableWork London Embankment
linked to: Victoria Embankment
Joseph Bazalgette notableWork Victoria Embankment
Embankment providesAccessTo Victoria Embankment
Embankment hasEntrancesOn Victoria Embankment
Villiers Street connects Victoria Embankment
Villiers Street hasNearbyLandmark Victoria Embankment
Savoy Theatre locatedNear Victoria Embankment
Temple Underground station locatedOn Victoria Embankment
Temple Underground station locatedUnder Victoria Embankment roadway
linked to: Victoria Embankment
Upper Thames Street connectedTo Victoria Embankment
Horse Guards Avenue connectsTo Victoria Embankment
Horse Guards Avenue hasJunctionWith Victoria Embankment
Sikorski statue locatedOn Victoria Embankment
Charing Cross (Embankment) locatedNear Victoria Embankment
Charing Cross (Embankment) servedArea Victoria Embankment