Probably my favourite museum in London. If you’re interested in Astrology and Time then definitely worth a visit. Museums about 2 hours (slowly walk through). Not that expensive for what you get. The “audio book” is free and played from your phone. Make sure your phones fully charged and bring headphones. There’s a cafe halfway through, outdoor court. My favourite quote (see if you can find in museum): “‘Time is money… time is precious… time must not be wasted.’ Our perception and use of time has changed dramatically as our society has become more urban and industrialised. With increased opportunities for travel, sports, leisure and learning, we need complex timetabling and timekeeping to fit it all into our lives. Punctuality and ‘keeping to schedules’ are important personal, business and social virtues in our modern world.”

皆さんのグリニッジ天文台のイメージは、こちらのフラムステッドハウスではないでしょうか？ 世界遺産の旧王立グリニッジ天文台は、大航海時代のハイテク観測所で、世界の覇者となった原点がここにあります。 世界中で貿易を進めるためには、陸上交通だけでは限界があり、海上における大量の物資運搬が必要となったのです。しかし、GPSのなかった時代、人々は海岸線を頼りに、航行するしかありませんでした。そんなおり、16世紀にオランダの数学者で地図作成者が、時間と軽度の関係を明らかにします。正確な時計と基準となる地点の時差が分かれば、自分のいる経度が分かるという考え方です。つまり、時差が9時間あるところなら、経度で135度違う事になります(イギリスと日本の時差であり経度差)。 陸上では、振り子型の時計が正確な時を刻んでいたのですが、洋上では船が揺れるため当時は正確な時を刻めませんでした。 そんおり、世界に先駆けて、イギリスの時計職人が洋上で使える正確な時計(クロノメーター)を開発しました。これによって、イギリスは今で言うところのGPSを獲得することになり、世界の海を自由に航行できるようになったのです。そして、ニュージーランドやオーストラリアを手中に収めます。 そんな、ドラマチックな時代の転換点を記録しているののがグリニッジ観測所です。その結果として生まれたのが本初子午線(地球の基準となる南北線: あるいは基準となる経線). そんな歴史的な展示物を見た後で、本初子午線を跨いで記念写真を撮るのは感慨深いものとなる事でしょう。^_^

Watch closely! Flamsteed House, built between 1675-1676, was Greenwich's original principal observatory. The building is named after John Flamsteed (1646-1719), the first Astronomer Royal of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The Ocatgon Room, the main workspace for the astronomers, is particularly interesting. Furthermore, a lot of attention is paid to time measurement and the longitude issue. Extremely interesting!

Original building of the Royal Obsevatory built by Christopher Wren.It became a museum of astronomical and navigational tools. Notable exhibits include John Harrison's pioneering chronometer, known as H4, and also the octagon room can be seen here. I found it very interesting and highly recommend it to everyone.
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Weekday
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No wait
Reservation recommended
Yes

I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting the visit was into this house/museum. Ticket price is £16 which includes access to the prime meridian. An audio tour is provided via a handset (bring your own earphones) and offers a thorough explanation of this areas history and the development of time keeping. Absolutely worth the ticket price and a visit inside.

Shout-out to I believe his name was Dan, father worked there for years before him. Truly an employee that enjoyed his job, made my trip here! Made sure I had seen the most intricate details of the clocks before I left. I would have been sad to have missed them and learned about them when I had already crossed the Atlantic!
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No wait

Absolutely a wonderful place to visit. This is the original House of all the astronomer Royals. Here you can see all the history of the devices used to to measure longitude as well as astronomical observations. .If you are a fan of History than this is a must places to visit. This place also has all four John Harrison Marine Timepieces.

1300 Uhr GMT und was passiert die rote Ball fällt nach unten und alle Seefahrer Stellen ihre Uhr auf 1300. Wahnsinn sich dieses Spektakel mal live anzuschauen. Am besten erreicht man Greenwich mit der Fähre einfach Richtung Museum gehen und bergauf zum Observatorium

After reading longitude, I had always wanted to see Harrisons clocks. They are marvels of the modern age. The significance of this place allowed the age of discovery to meet with science. It surpassed my expectations and the wait to finally travel here was worth it.

I am an engineer by trade. I am dumbfounded that the Royal Astronomers accomplished so much without the benefits of modern tech. It was cool to see all the history here
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Weekday
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

The oldest part of the Observatory, built in 1675 and named after the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed. Designed by the great Sir Christopher Wren, himself an expert astronomer.

Original house for the Flamsteed family and now converted to a museum. Nothing much to explore but shows you a glimpse of what the blue-blooded family could do in the past years.

I like geography and for me this place is a paradise. You can find the first 24h electric clock, a museum, the observatory and the 0 meridian where everything begins.

Explore the history of the royal observatory and its role in creating the world standard for location and navigation. Be sure and grab the included audio guide.

Un loc plin de istorie , in standardizarea timpului la nivel global
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Weekend
Wait time
Up to 10 min
Reservation recommended
Yes

Very Interesting !!! Only wait 30 seconds to enter.|
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Weekday
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No wait
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Not sure

Beautiful views and certainly worth the price of admission.
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Weekday
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30–60 min
Reservation recommended
Not sure

Very cool and very interesting Very nice view of London
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Weekday
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Up to 10 min
Reservation recommended
Not sure

值得入內參觀 附近全部洗手間都要收費 只有博物館免費 步行到碼頭起碼20-30min
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Weekday
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Up to 10 min
Reservation recommended
Yes

Ciekawe zbiory, zegarki. Bilet £18.
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Weekend
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Up to 10 min
Reservation recommended
Not sure

Good. Need patience to see. You have audio.
Visited on
Weekend
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

There is a mistake on the globe. Taiwan and Hongkong are parts of China but the globe draws them as separate countries.

Caught the complimentary tour with the story of the Harrison's family and H1 through H4. Their story makes the place.

Very interesting but crowded
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Weekend
Wait time
No wait
Reservation recommended
No

The views from here are breathtaking. Definitely worth the climb up the hill. Get your workout done for the day!

현재 우리가 사용하는 시간의 기준이 된 곳. 사실 그들은 그저 별자리를 비롯한 몇몇가지 연구를 위해 그어놓은 가상의 선이었는데, 그 선이 세계의 기준을 만들었음.

Ωραίο και μικρό μουσείο για αστρονομία και ράδιοεπικοινωνια

A symbolical plac, but not much to see in this house itself

Beautiful piece of history.

Flamsteed House.

About DINNER !

Great museum.

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