Royal Observatory was comissioned by King Charles II in 1675. It is located at on the Greenwich Meridian Line (0 Degrees

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The Royal Observatory was comissioned by King Charles II in 1675. It is located at on the Greenwich Meridian Line (0 Degrees longitude) and is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) from which all world time zones are based.

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Location: London, England
Photo credit: © Frances Balham / Alamy / Afripics
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