The Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park, London. The red ball drops daily at 13:00 Greenwich Time from the top of the mast.


The Old Royal Observatory rising above trees of Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe. — The red ball drops daily at 13:00 Greenwich Time from the top of the mast, originally a time signal to ships on the Thames below.


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Location: Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © Jim Batty / Alamy / Afripics
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