Greenwich trip

Last Tuesday I had a trip to Greenwich.Greenwich is one of London's most popular places to visit,and most of the attractions are free.

So I visited the Painted Hall,which was decorated by James Thornhill and he spent twenty years to complete the decoration! It is a very beautiful hall. It is 15 metres high!!!

After I saw the St Alfege Church.The current church was designed in 1718 by Nicholas Hawksmoor and was included in Queen Anne's "fifty churches."

St. Alfege's is the historical landmark in London's Greenwich where Vikings killed St. Alfege, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1012.

After I visited the foot tunnel.The Greenwich Foot Tunnel runs under the River Thames between Cutty Sark Gardens and Island Gardens, on the Isle of Dogs.

Inside the Foot Tunnel

The next place is Greenwich Market.Greenwich Market is a covered market in Greenwich,which specialises in antiques, arts and crafts.The main commodity in Greenwich Market is clothes,bags,belts and other things.

You will find the Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park.

The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England and is at 0° longitude.
From Pole to Pole, the Prime Meridian covers a distance of 20,000 km.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Prime Meridian passes through the UK, France and Spain in Europe and Algeria, Mali, Burkina, Faso, Tongo and Ghana in Africa.
The only landmass crossed by the Meridian in the Southern Hemisphere is Antarctica.

Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres),and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of Dogs and the City of London. The park is open from 06:00 for pedestrians (and 07:00 for traffic) all year round and closes at dusk.