Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin is a work of art in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Yuri Gagarin is situated nearby to the recreation area Gagarin Terrace, as well as near the museum Royal Observatory South Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north.

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.

Royal Observatory South Building

Museum

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Royal Observatory South Building is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Blackheath.

Greenwich

Town

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Greenwich is an affluent area in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the ceremonial county of Greater London, 5.5 miles east-south-east of Charing Cross.

Blackheath

Suburb

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Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.