Greenwich
England is where East meets West at the Greenwich
Meridian (0° Longitude); World Time is set Greenwich
Mean Time and where the World millennium celebrations will take
place. The Millennium
Dome will be officially opened by HM
Queen Elizabeth II on 31 December 1999. The Millennium
Experience will be staged in the Millennium Dome from 2 January
2000 until 31 December 2000. But remember that the millennium
doesn't officially begin until 2001.
Where will you be on Millennium
Night?
Greenwich lies on the River
Thames, 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 Greenwich
Info. There is the famous Cutty
Sark to visit and the Royal
Naval College. Just down river is the Thames
Barrier which is close to London
City Airport
The Royal
Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich
Park along with the National
Maritime Museum and the Queens
House (which will stage an exhibition "The Story of
Time" from 1 December 1999 until 24 September 2000).
For information on astronomy visit Greenwich
Star
The London
Marathon starts in Greenwich Park.
Greenwich has a long heritage;
it was the birth place of King
Henry VIII and his daughters Queen
Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen
Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen). It has seen many famous
visitors from Peter
the Great through Charles
Dickens to Bob
Hope. This and a lot more in Greenwich
Past.
For information on all the other places in the world
called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA
then visit Greenwich Town.
Visit the new Greenwich
Book Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.
