What is Thames Embankment?
{{coord|51.49652|N|0.12455|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title|format=dms}} [[File:Victoria Embankment, London - geograph.org.uk - 1598692.jpg|thumb|230px|The Victoria Embankment, with Parliament in the background]] [[Image:Embankment Construction of the Thames Embankment ILN 1865.jpg|thumb|230px|The Victoria Embankment under construction, 1865]] [[File:London Victoria Embankment circa 1930d.jpg|thumb|230px|The Victoria Embankment, 1930]] [[File:TateBritain.jpg|thumb|230px|The Chelsea Embankment runs in front of the Tate Britain Gallery]] The '''Thames Embankment''' is a major feat of 19th century [[civil engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp322-329|title=The Victoria Embankment {{!}} British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> It reclaimed [[marsh]]y land next to the [[River Thames]] in central [[London]]. == Overview == The Embankment now runs on the northern side of the river from [[Palace of Westminster|Parliament]] in [[Westminster]] to the [[City of London]]. It is a continuous four-lane road (mostly a double carriageway). It connects with all the bridges along the route from [[Westminster Bridge]] to [[Blackfriars Bridge]]. It was built in two parts, the [[Victoria Embankment|Victoria]] and the [[Chelsea Embankment]], but it is now unified. Londoners regard it as a single road, the Embankment. There is a much smaller road on the south side of the river, called the [[Albert Embankment]]. == References == {{Reflist}}{{-}} [[Category:Roads in London]] [[Category:River Thames|Embankment]] [[Category:City of London]] [[Category:City of Westminster]] {{multistub|Geo|UK}}