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Sphinx
The pair of bronze Sphinx are Victorian and rather than guarding the needle lay facing towards it.
On 4 September 1917, during World War I, bombs from one of the first German air raids on London landed near the needle. In commemoration of this event, the damage is clearly visible in the form of shrapnel holes and gouges on the right-hand sphinx.
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Sphinx
The pair of bronze Sphinx are Victorian and rather than guarding the needle lay facing towards it.
On 4 September 1917, during World War I, bombs from one of the first German air raids on London landed near the needle. In commemoration of this event, the damage is clearly visible in the form of shrapnel holes and gouges on the right-hand sphinx.
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Uploaded on September 28, 2008
Taken on September 28, 2008