 The National Maritime
Museum, Greenwich
Greenwich from the Isle of Dogs
Antonio Canaletto
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Set
on the banks of the Thames, downstream from Tower Bridge, the
Royal Naval College in Greenwich
is one of Sir Christopher Wren's architectural masterpieces.
It was built at the end of the 17th century, on the site of
Greenwich Palace, as a
navy hospital, a counterpart to the Royal Hospital in Chelsea
for soldiers.
As well as the Wren building,
there is also one, the Queen's
House, designed by Inigo Jones for Queen Anne, wife of James
I. It is the first building in Britain to have been designed
in the Palladian style. Today it is part of the National Maritime
Museum.
Greenwich
James Francis Danby
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The National Maritime Museum
was opened in April 1937 and now has an incomparable collection
of sea faring and naval exhibits. The themed galleries
include Hidden Treasures, Nelson, Ship of War and Maritime London.
Currently there is an exhibition entitled 'A
Sea of Faces', a collection of portraits depicting seamen
of all ranks from admirals to ordinary sailors.
The
Royal Observatory
If you have read the book Longitude, you will know how
important the discovery of longitude
was to navigation at sea. The Royal Observatory was built in
1675 to discover how to calculate longitude. Here you can see
one of the largest telescopes in the world although it was built
in 1893. You can also see the Airy Transit Circle, named after
Astronomer Royal, Sir George Airy, and used to calculate time
from the Prime Meridian (0 degrees of longitude).
Greenwich At Low Tide
John Atkinson Grimshaw
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Quick
Facts
Transport - Probably the easiest way to reach Greenwich
is on a river pleasure boat. There are frequent services from
the north side of the river, just by Westminster bridge. You
can also take the Docklands Light Railway to the Cutty Sark
station.
Open - 7 days a week,
10am - 5pm
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Fisher
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