Sphynx
Sphynx is a work of art in Westminster, Greater London, England. Sphynx is situated nearby to Cleopatra’s Needle, as well as near the park Victoria Embankment Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Cleopatra’s Needle.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Cleopatra’s Needle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cleopatra's Needle in London is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles, that were moved from the ruins of the Caesareum of Alexandria, in Egypt, in the 19th century.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 1,900 feet south of Sphynx.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Covent Garden and South Bank.
Covent Garden
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
St Clement Danes
Neighborhood
St Clement Danes was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Sphynx
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50844° or 51° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.12042° or 0° 7′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV5H+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 12647568725OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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