Greenwich Observatory

Explore the history of time and astronomy at the Greenwich Observatory, the home of Greenwich Mean Time. Here the Meridian that divides the earth's eastern and western hemispheres passes right through, where millions of visitors have been photographed standing with a foot on either side. At 1 o'clock every day since 1833, the time-ball, a red ball on a rod on one of the building's turrets, falls so that sailors on ships on the Thames could set their clocks by it.

Address: Greenwich Park, Greenwich, SE10 9NF

Phone: +44 (0)20 8858 4422

Location Map: Click Here

Nearest Tube: Cutty Sark (Docklands)

Entrance Fees:
Adult: Free
Child: Free
Concessions: Free

Other Resources:
www.rog.nmm.ac.uk

More historic buildings in London:

|Big Ben | Buckingham Palce | Eltham Palace | Greenwich Observatory | Kensington Palace | Southwark Cathedral | Spencer House | St Martin in the Fields | St Pauls Cathedral | The Monument | Tower Bridge | Tower of London | Westminster Abbey