Greenwich, Not Just The Meridian

When you visit Greenwich, I just thought of seeing the Royal Astronomical Observatory, home to the world-famous original meridian. But there are many things to explore in this land.Tourism London visit Greenwich, where not only the original meridian Royal Astronomical Observatory - Photo: KIM NGNNN sitting right in the front row of the car two-story bus, I had the opportunity to observe the streets of London passing clearly. Recently, the car has stopped, right in front of the market is the Vintage Greenwich Market, open 5 days a week, 40 stalls with a variety of cute items, from jewelry, vintage and retro clothes. , books, vinyl records

... Sitting in the middle of the market to bite a piece of cake, sip a cup of coffee and enjoy the music performed by performers in a foreign country, there's nothing as happy as it is The start of the day, as a walk from Vintage Market to Greenwich Park is only a few minutes' walk.



Greenwich is one of the UK's eight royal parks and also the oldest. This is a world heritage famous for its royal Greenwich observatory, National Maritime Museum, Naval College and Queen's House. 73ha Greenwich Park, dating back to Roman times It was inherited to King Henry V's brother, Duke Humphrey of Gloucester in 1427. Originally this beautiful land was used as a hunting ground for the aristocracy of the time. Great Tudors. King Henry VIII was born and spent most of his time living here. Greenwich is also the place where his two princesses Mary and Elizabeth were born In 17th century Greenwich belonged to the Stuarts house, King James I gave the palace and park to his wife, Queen Anne.



It seemed that the gift was an apology because the king scolded the queen in front of the crowd when she accidentally shot one of her favorite dogs. Architect Inigo Jones designed the Queen's House in Palladiannism style. . However, it took Queen Anne three years to get the chance to admire her gift on the day of completion, and I arrived at the right time when the Queen's House was closed to prepare for the 400th anniversary of the year. 2016, so just enjoy the architecture of the first classic building in England and regret not having the opportunity to see 400 important artifacts on display in 22 rooms.London modern on the River Thames seen from Royal Astronomical Observatory - Photo: KIM NGAN Vintage Market in Greenwich - Photo: KIM NGAN National Maritime Museum Number of great captains of England inside the National Maritime Museum - Photo: KIM NGAN By 1600, below Under King Charles II, Greenwich Park was renovated in French style by King Louis XIV and still has its mark. King Charles II had a special interest in science, so he founded the Royal Society in 1661, and Christopher Wren was tasked with building the royal observatory, which later changed into the House. Flamsteed was named after the first royal astronomer, John Flamsteed, and is now part of the National Maritime Museum, which is famous for its GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and longitude lines.



From the hill where visitors busy visiting the observatory can look down to the landscape below with a large park, the Queen's House, the National Maritime Museum, the Maritime Academy. Royal army and see London with prominent modern buildings on the River Thames. The UK has always been a powerhouse in the history of world navigation with famous captains like James Cook - the first to set foot on Europe Australia, or Navy Admiral Horatio Nelson with a great victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded the British Navy to fight. Therefore, prominent in Greenwich is the National Maritime Museum, opened in 1937, the leading museum of Great Britain and possibly the whole world. showcasing a lot of valuable artifacts from the bust mounted in front of the ship, the model of ships and submarines, the history of the UK maritime industry ... In particular, I was fortunate to be able to exhibit with pictures vivid awakening of Samuel Pepys's diary from 1660-1669 with unforgettable historical events of London: the outbreak of the plague in 1665, the fire of 1666 and the Anglo-Dutch War 1667 Road from the National Maritime Museum to the Royal Astronomical Observatory - Photo: KIM NGAN Captain James Cook and his manuscript - Photo: KIM NGAN Vietnam time zone in Greenwich - Photo: KIM NGAN Add a place a must-visit on arrival in Greenwich is the Greenwich University area and part of the music faculty building merged since 2005 from two institutions Formerly the Trinity College of Music and the Laban Dance Center.



The building was designed in a Barboque style by Sir Christopher Wren, visitors can visit the ceiling painting.

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