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Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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Part of the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory is official home to 0 Meridian, and Greenwich Mean Time. You can straddle the meridian line in the courtyard outside the building and have one foot in each hemisphere. Inside, the fascinating museum traces the attempts to establish reliable navigation and time measurement. There is a planetarium and special exhibits. Look for the Time Ball atop the turret, which drops each day at precisely 1:00 PM so that ships in the Thames below can set their chronometers.
Park Row, Greenwich, London, Greater London, England, SE10 9NF

About Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Phone: 020 8312 6565
Fax: 020 8312 6632
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Greenwich
Tourist Information Centre
Pepys House
2 Cutty Sark Gardens
Greenwich
Greater London
England
SE10 9LW
Tel: 0870 608 2000
Fax: 020 8853 4607
Email: tic@greenwich.gov.uk
Web: http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/
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