Greenwich Meridian 2000

Greenwich Meridian 2000™ is the operating name for the Millennium and beyond, adopted by the National Maritime Museum which encompasses the Museum itself, The Queens House at Greenwich and, of course, the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

These historic buildings occupy a grand sweep leading from the very edge of the River Thames to the highest point in Greenwich Park.

The Greenwich Royal Observatory is particularly relevant to the millennium activity as it has been since 1884, the site of the and, by international treaty, the official starting point for the next millennium.

It is, in fact, the home of itself.

Greenwich Meridian 2000 will be celebrating and commemorating this unique position in the run up to the Millennium, with a variety of marketing initiatives. These are designed not just for the short term, but to ensure that this world famous heritage site is also well equipped to take advantage of Greenwich's renewed prominence beyond the turn of the Millennium.

is where East meets West at the (0° Longitude); World Time is set . Remember the new millennium started in .

Greenwich lies on the , a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London. If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting London, England then see . There is the famous to visit and the . Just down river is the which is close to

The at Greenwich is in along with the and the (on which the in Washington DC, USA is based). For information on astronomy visit

The starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of and his daughters (Bloody Mary) and (The Virgin Queen). All the English monarchs can be found at .

It has seen many famous visitors from through to . This and a lot more in .

For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA then visit .

Visit the Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.

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