The courtyard of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich ... by delegates from 25 countries but the choice of Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian was in fact a foregone conclusion.

To fix this the Royal Observatory decided to set a standard ... the other in the Western Hemisphere at the same time! The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that runs around the Earth.

Over two centuries later, in 1884, the Royal Observatory Greenwich's extensive star charts made the site a prime choice for defining the world's line of 0˚ longitude, the original marker of which ...

Greenwich's claim to fame is undoubtedly the Royal Observatory, where the prime meridian bisects the institution and travelers can stand on both the eastern and western hemispheres. Other favorite ...

In 1884, an international conference decided that the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, would be the starting point for timekeeping. The line runs through the Royal Observatory ...

In 1884, an international conference decided that the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, would be the starting point for timekeeping. The line runs through the Royal Observatory ...

It also sits on the site of the Prime Meridian, the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), which you can visit and stand on. This year the Royal Observatory is celebrating a landmark year, as it turns ...

Airy developed an accepted prime meridian line from the observatory ... home by the huge statue on top of the hill at Greenwich’s Royal Observatory. Gen James Wolfe, who defeated the French ...

Over two centuries later, in 1884, the Royal Observatory Greenwich's extensive star charts made the site a prime choice for defining the world's line of 0˚ longitude, the original marker of which ...