Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building
Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building is a building in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building is situated nearby to the memorial Statue of James Wolfe, as well as near the historic site William Herschel’s telescope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Grade I listed building in Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Great Equatorial Building”
- Roof shape: dome
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
Park
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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.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
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The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. National Maritime Museum is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich and Blackheath Royal Standard.
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 Royal Standard
Quarter
Photo: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackheath Royal Standard is a quarter.
Deptford
Suburb
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Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne.
Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building
Latitude
51.47772° or 51° 28′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.00114° or 0° 0′ 4″ westLevels
3Open location code
9C3XFXHX+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 268533517OpenStreetMap feature
building=observatoryOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=domeWikidata ID
Q17527527
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Highlights include Statue of James Wolfe and William Herschel’s telescope.
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