Cleopatra's Needle (which has nothing to do with Cleopatra) was a gift from Egypt that was erected on Embankment in 1878. Weirdly, it seems those Victorians decided to put a time capsule beneath it (no idea when it's supposed to be opened) with Victoriana including 12 portraits of attractive women of the day, a copy of a railway guide, a razor, a picture of Queen Victoria, bible and loads of other stuff. #londonwalkingtours #londontours #londonguide #walkingtour #funfacts #funfact #trivia #history #london #londonhistory #cleopatrasneedle #egypt #egypt #ancientegypt #obelisk #victoriana #bombdamage #1917 #embankment #timecapsule #queenvictoria #michaelportillo #bradshawsguide #tourguide #victoriaembankment #cleopatra #victorianengland