About Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and because the Prime Meridian passed through it, it gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, the precursor to today's Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The ROG has the IAU observatory code of 000, the first in the list. ROG, the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House and the clipper ship Cutty Sark are collectively designated Royal Museums Greenwich. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August.
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Things to see nearby
- West Greenwich House
- Greenwich Playhouse
- Greenwich station
- Greenwich pumping station
- GSM London
- Greenwich Town Hall, London
- Royal Hill, Greenwich
- Creekside Discovery Centre
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Bonnie Bird Theatre
- Jack Cade's Cavern
- Miller General Hospital
- The Mitre, Greenwich
- Greenwich Park railway station