Octogen Room, with Red Time Ball, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England, UK, GB.

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known for the fact that the prime meridian passes through it, and thereby gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time. The ROG has the IAU observatory code of 000, the first in the list. ROG, the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark are collectively designated Royal Museums Greenwich.

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Size: 5147px × 3860px
Location: Royal Observitary, Greenwich, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Dylan Garcia Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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