Yet another must visit place in London that comes under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites is Greenwich. Quite a few places come under this incl the Historic Town Centre, Queen's House, Royal Hospital, Royal Observatory, Royal Park.
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I strolled across the gorgeous park and visited just the Royal Observatory. The Queen's House was closed for renovation and by the time I came out of the Royal Observatory, it was late evening to see anything else! It was a slightly rainy day that made the park and landscape exquisite. The best part indeed the rainbow over the Queen's House.
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The park is a huge spacious land originally used by Henry VIII for deer hunting. This was planned and laid out by André Le Nôtre. This is an uneven landscape, made perfectly symmetrical by the architect with a slightly elevated hillock where the Royal Observatory is located. A very slight hike on a slopey terrain is needed which is absolutely nothing at all, but was very scary with my high heels on a rainy day!!!
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The Royal Observatory was built in 1675 to study astronomy, seas, time etc. It is here where the Prime Meridian is. At the entrance is the Shepherd Clock which is a huge 24 hr clock and also a sample 1 ft, 2 feet, and 1 yard measured to perfection.
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Further in are several rooms filled with various clocks, measuring and astronomical devices developed since 16th C, a perfect delight for school students!
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Obviously the most important section here is Prime Meridian line which is the 0.0 Longitude. Its laid out on the ground with a long steel strip and yeah, that's me standing close to the 'Bombay' point. This line goes throughout London. A point dedicated to Indian King Ashoka can be spotted close to the O2.
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Parellel to this line in the ground, is a laser light stream on the sky. In winters this green light line can be seen tearing across London's skyline.
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I'd say the best time to see the place is in winters because not only the green laser light is visible but also the city scape looks with all its glory from above here!
Entry ticket: £9.50
Combo tickets available with Cutty Sark, Thames Clippers, Queen's House etc.
P.S: Check out here to know what I wore to this place!
To Get There:
Nearest Railway Station: North Greenwich or Canary Wharf
Dedicated to Venkat
Entry ticket: £9.50
Combo tickets available with Cutty Sark, Thames Clippers, Queen's House etc.
P.S: Check out here to know what I wore to this place!
To Get There:
Nearest Railway Station: North Greenwich or Canary Wharf
Dedicated to Venkat