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Top: England > London > Greenwich Blackheath > Museum / Art Gallery Old Greenwich Royal Observatory The Royal Observatory was founded on 22 June 1675 by King Charles II, and was built specifically to do work which would help to solve the problem of finding longitude - one's exact position east and west - while at sea. National Maritime Museum The National Maritime Museum is now fully open after a multi-million pound refurbishment for the millennium celebrations. Children now can go in complimentary to see this fascinating treasure of shipping history. Many relics and story-boards. Old Royal Naval College The Old Royal Naval College is the great baroque masterpiece of English architecture. Set in landscaped grounds on the River Thames in the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Gipsy Moth IV In the shadow of the Cutty Sark is this small sailing ketch in which Sir Francis Chichester made the first single-handed circumnavigation of the globe (1966-7). Page 1 of 1 New Search |
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