- Just a few miles from central London, on the Dover Road, is Maritime Greenwich, birthplace of King Henry VIII, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I.
- BRAND NEW, Maritime Greenwich, David Ramzan, For over a thousand years Greenwich was the site of a thriving ship and boatbuilding industry.
- Maritime Greenwich was commemorating 20th anniversary of becoming UNESCO World Heritage Site by bathing its five landmarks in colourful light.
- Another iconic feature of Maritime Greenwich is the Royal Observatory, which played a crucial role in the development of accurate navigation techniques.
- Cutty Sark served as a working ship for fifty-two years, a training ship for twenty-two years, and has been open to visitors in Maritime Greenwich for sixty years.
- The Royal Courts are leased to Greenwich University and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance to form the Maritime Greenwich University Campus.
- …which is also known as Maritime Greenwich, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.
- Maritime Greenwich’s importance lies in its royal origins and its development from the 17th century as a site of astronomical research related to navigation.
- The leading maritime museum in the UK, the National Maritime Museum is another important component of Maritime Greenwich.
- Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time.
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