Greenwich Park Transportation Bus: 177,180,188,199,286,386; dlr: greenwich; Train: greenwich or mazehill To the entire Greenwich Park (greenwichpark) as the main body, including the Old Royal Observatory, the Maritime Museum, Greenwich Pier, including the whole area, in 1997 by the United Nations UNESCO (unesco) as a World Heritage precious. Greenwich Park and the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum, Royal Naval College composition. Fifteenth century watchtower built to observe the vessels from the Thames into London. Was converted to the Royal Observatory. Washington meeting, decided to Greenwich zero meridian of longitude, time and location as the starting point for the world's computing. Since then the use of Greenwich Mean Time as the world standard time. Observatory Museum in Meridian, there is a marble inlay in the middle of the copper wire, copper wire extends to the concrete floor outside the walls that meridian. This line will be divided into the Earth's eastern and western hemispheres. Planetarium is also lined with large outside wall clock was installed, the countries in the world this time as a standard, calibration their time.
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Greenwich Park (greenwich park)
To Greenwich Park for the entire body, including the Old Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Pier, including the whole area to "maritime greenwich" theme, in 1997 by UNESCO (unesco) as a World precious heritage, adding Greenwich viewability. Greenwich Park occupies the majority, with major attractions around the neighborhood, it is slowly exploring new visit. Transportation: Bus: 177,180,188,199,286,386; dlr: greenwich; Train: greenwich or maze hill Old Royal Observatory (old royal observatory) Time: 10:00 - 17:00, last admission 16:30. Tickets: Free, special exhibitions additional charge The reason is familiar with the well-known Greenwich "Greenwich Mean Time", the name derived from the 1884 International Meridian Conference held in Washington, will be determined in the earth is divided into two hemispheres of the meridian in Greenwich accurate, which is 0 degrees longitude through Greenwich Observatory, and measure the global time zones are also the basis of Greenwich. Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, located in the hills far to see onion-like shape of the building by the famous architect Christopher Wren (christopher wren) the design, the UK's largest telescopes roof. The other end of the same design by the column ex-volt Blue Stitch House (flamsteed house), is the first British Astronomer Royal Volt Blue Stitch study of the Department of Astronomy, the red ball to the roof top of each stem from one o'clock in the afternoon will the fall, so that vessels sailing on the Thames when. In the Old Royal Observatory in the atrium courtyard, you can see a copper wire, is a symbol of the meridian. Currently showpiece mostly old observatory in various metrics, timers, as well as astronomy, astrology instruments relevant information. National Maritime Museum (national maritime museum) Time: 10:00 - 17:00, last admission 16:30. Tickets: Free, special exhibitions additional charge Former powerful sun does not _set_ the country with a strong maritime authority across the world, with the fleet at sea is excellent and advanced navigation technology, to Greenwich, of course, can not miss its pinnacle of the National Maritime Museum. UK National Maritime Museum claims to be the world's largest maritime museum, a total of 16 exhibition halls, a modern three-story museum hall innovative design offers visitors a comfortable environment. Informative display and record the history of the British sailing technology, this entertaining museum in a variety of fun and interactive way to communicate with visitors, you can try to personally experience the helm of the sea, followed by the movie Titanic scene back together, or appreciate the many art treasures and marine navigation-related. Queen's House and the Maritime Museum is connected (queen's house) is one of the architects Jones (inigo jones) design, completed in 1637, and later became the residence of Charles I and Queen Mary, Queen Maria also because very fond of this House, So gradually formed called the Queen of the house. Cutty Sark (cutty sark) Address: Greenwich Pier Hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00; Sunday from 12:00 to 18:00. Tickets: 3.5 The 19th century brought Cutty Sark can say is no wonder, known to everybody. At that time many vessels containing tea travel between the Atlantic and the Pacific, well-known in the Cutty Sark is one of the fastest, most beautiful decoration only remaining person, once during the 1885-1895 transport between Australia and the UK wool, with high efficiency sailing speed fame. Cutty Sark _set_ sail in 1869 for the first time into the water, the task for many years after delivery of tea and wool come to an end, in 1957 to start another phase of the journey ashore. The looks bright as ever display of Cutty Sark Nautical many heroic historical year, you can trade the 19th century maritime history have superficial understanding of the ship is another interesting collection of statues of various diverse bow shape, there are heroic mighty , there are poetic romance, but are equally guarded all vessels adrift at sea. Cutty Sark next to another boat "gypsy moth iv", is francis chichester jazz single voyage in 1966 the world 266 days aboard the boat, sailed a total of nearly 30,000 miles, but not the outside world, one can only imagine the fun and challenge of navigating the world from the appearance. Greenwich Pier (greenwich pier) Greenwich Pier construction was completed in 1837, at that time due to the busy river transport, it is still one of the main Thames sightseeing ferry dock, but also because of the completion of the Millennium Dome open a lot of traffic increases. Greenwich Pier and the River Thames connecting the other side of the river island garden subways (greenwich footway tunnel), can be viewed from different angles and from both sides of the scenery.