2011

TQ3080 : London - Sphinx

taken 12 years ago, near to London, The City of London, England

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London - Sphinx
London - Sphinx
On 4 September 1917, during World War I, a bomb from a German Zeppelin raid landed near the needle. In commemoration of this event, the damage remains unrepaired to this day and is clearly visible in the form of shrapnel holes and gouges on the right-hand sphinx.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre other tags: Sphinx Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Great War Centenary Automatic Clusters: · London [1553] Title Clusters: · London - Sphinx [5] ·
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TQ3080, 6967 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Talbot   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 November, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 June, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3053 8050 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.5017N 0:7.2322W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3054 8052
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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