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[[Image: Nat._Maritime_Museum.jpg|thumb|290px|Main entrance to the National Maritime Museum.]] '''Greenwich''' is a [[suburb]]an [[borough]] of south-east [[London]]. From 1675 until London's smog forced its removal to [[Sussex]] in the 1950s it was the location of the Royal Observatory, through which the [[Prime Meridian]] runs; consequently Greenwich gave its name to the horological standard [[Greenwich Mean Time]] (GMT), which is also known as Universal Time Co-ordinate (UTC)<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/observ.htm</ref>. These days the line is marked by a brass bar set in the ground next to the museum that has replaced the observatory.

[[Image: Nat._Maritime_Museum.jpg|thumb|290px|Main entrance to the National Maritime Museum.]] '''Greenwich''' is a [[suburb]]an [[borough]] of south-east [[London]]. From 1675 until London's smog forced its removal to [[Sussex]] in the 1950s it was the location of the Royal Observatory, through which the [[Prime Meridian]] runs; consequently Greenwich gave its name to the horological standard [[Greenwich Mean Time]] (GMT), which is also known as Universal Time Co-ordinate (UTC).<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/observ.htm</ref> These days the line is marked by a brass bar set in the ground next to the museum that has replaced the observatory.

Greenwich (from OE: ''green harbour'') existed in [[Anglo-Saxon]] times. It was a centre for shipbuilding in the late medieval and early modern period, and was the location of a royal palace, built in 1427. It was a favourite residence of [[Henry VIII]] who was one of three [[Tudor]] monarchs born there. The only relic of the palace is the Queen's House, the first [[Renaissance]] building in [[England]], designed by [[Inigo Jones]]; work began in 1616<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/queens.htm</ref>. The Royal Naval Hospital was largely built between 1696 and 1712, and was used as the Royal Naval College between 1873 and 1998. Part of the buildings became the National Maritime Museum in 1937<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/rnc.htm</ref>.

Greenwich (from OE: ''green harbour'') existed in [[Anglo-Saxon]] times. It was a centre for shipbuilding in the late medieval and early modern period, and was the location of a royal palace, built in 1427. It was a favourite residence of [[Henry VIII]] who was one of three [[Tudor]] monarchs born there. The only relic of the palace is the Queen's House, the first [[Renaissance]] building in [[England]], designed by [[Inigo Jones]]; work began in 1616.<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/queens.htm</ref> The Royal Naval Hospital was largely built between 1696 and 1712, and was used as the Royal Naval College between 1873 and 1998. Part of the buildings became the National Maritime Museum in 1937.<ref>http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/rnc.htm</ref>

The [[clipper]], "''[[Cutty Sark]]''" is on public display there, as is Sir Francis Chichester's "''Gypsy Moth IV''", the first yacht to be sailed single-handedly around the world.

The [[clipper]], "''[[Cutty Sark]]''" is on public display there, as is Sir Francis Chichester's "''Gypsy Moth IV''", the first yacht to be sailed single-handedly around the world.

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[[category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]