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 |
| London Embankment | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment
ⓘ
riverside promenade ⓘ road ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Embankment Gardens
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Embankment Gardens
|
| builtBy | Metropolitan Board of Works ⓘ |
| builtOn | reclaimed land from the River Thames ⓘ |
| connects |
Blackfriars Bridge
ⓘ
Westminster Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| contains |
Embankment Gardens
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Embankment Gardens
sewer infrastructure ⓘ underground railway infrastructure ⓘ utility tunnels ⓘ |
| designedBy | Joseph Bazalgette ⓘ |
| engineer | Joseph Bazalgette ⓘ |
| follows |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River 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
ⓘ
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Underground station
|
| hasStructureType | road on reclaimed land ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly within conservation areas ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOf |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| near |
Palace of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Houses of Parliament
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges ⓘ Somerset House, London ⓘ
surface form:
Somerset House
|
| partOf |
A3211 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames embankments ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Embankment
|
| position | north bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| roadType | major thoroughfare ⓘ |
| terminusFrom | Westminster Bridge ⓘ |
| terminusTo | Blackfriars Bridge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian use
ⓘ
tourism and sightseeing ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Embankment Underground station
subject surface form:
Embankment Underground station
this entity surface form:
Victoria Embankment roadway
this entity surface form:
London Embankment
this entity surface form:
Victoria Embankment roadway