What happened to the Prime Meridian sculpture in Greenwich?
This weekend I visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Surprisingly the sculpture by the end of the line was not there, so I wonder what happened to it.
Here's a picture of what it used to be like. Now there's only a line on the ground.
I asked four members of the staff but I didn't get a clear answer:
- The first staff member said it was removed by the artist.
- The second member of the staff said it has been taken by a bank because of unknown reasons.
- And the other two staff members said that they had no idea.
And I have done my research, but I haven't found any satisfactory answer so far.
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Why was Greenwich chosen as the Prime Meridian?
There were two main reasons for the choice. The first was the fact that the USA had already chosen Greenwich as the basis for its own national time zone system. The second was that in the late 19th century, 72% of the world's commerce depended on sea-charts which used Greenwich as the Prime Meridian.When was it decided to make Greenwich the 0 degree?
It was on October 13, 1884 that the Greenwich meridian was officially adopted as the prime meridian, the imaginary north-south line where the longitude was 0 degrees.Can you stand on Greenwich meridian line without paying?
Yes, you need to buy the ticket to see the Meridian Line. over a year ago. You can see the Meridian Line through the fence without paying the fee. Obviously, you can't stand on it without paying to go in.Is Prime Meridian and Greenwich Meridian the same?
The Greenwich Meridian became the international standard for the prime meridian. The prime meridian also sets Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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