Embankment
# Embankment

Embankment may refer to:

## Geology and geography

* A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea
* Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area
* Embankment dam, a dam made of mounded earth and rock
* Land reclamation along river banks, usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in:
   * The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England
      * The Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankments
      * The Chelsea Embankment contained within the Thames Embankment
   * The Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England
   * The Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
* Embankment tube station, a station on the London Underground

## Arts

* "Embankment", a work by artist Rachel Whiteread
