During the 17th century the Royal Observatory was situated at the ... including Lions! A lion? At the Tower of London? It's enough to make you roar with laughter, but it's true!

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Founded in 1675 by King Charles II, the Royal Observatory was first established with a practical purpose in mind: to solve the pressing problem of ...

Greetings, Your Royal Highness. Queen Elizabeth I: Greetings, loyal subjects. Fatima & Harry: Ready. Queen Elizabeth I: William the Conqueror started building the Tower of London in 1078 ...

Note: From Jan. 2 to April 12, 2025, the Chapel Royal will be closed ... when compared to stately Buckingham Palace), the Tower of London's interior is always bustling with activity.

The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest ...

This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...

Three decades of growth reinvented the urban landscape in London—and transformed it ... zero–is painted on the pavement outside the Royal Observatory. A replica is drawn here, between the ...

An iconic observatory in south east London is marking its 350th anniversary this year. First established by King Charles II and designed by Christopher Wren, The Royal Observatory in Greenwich ...

The home of the Royal Observatory, and the part of London for which "Greenwich Mean ... Points of interest from Primrose Hill include the BT Tower, the Shard, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Palace ...

Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the ... and its diamond-topped crowns, royal robes and gold chalices – as well ...

Celebrate 350 years of astronomy at Greenwich Royal Observatory Home of the Cutty ... Let’s start at the very beginning. The Tower of London takes you back to the London of William the ...