A view from the West with Somerset House and Waterloo Bridge in the background. The Needle was erected in this position in 1878. It took under five months to move it from Egypt to London with the loss of six lives.

Date:

1878 - 1900

Location:

Thames Embankment, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Sw1

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Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority

Victoria Embankment, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority

Reference:

CC97/01062

Type:

Photograph (Negative)