Greenwich Mean Time starts here, so to speak, as the
very concept of global time was established at Royal
Observatory, just one of several buildings of
architectural interest in Greenwich. Indeed, the whole
of Greenwich's historic town center, its Royal Park
and a number of related buildings (and one world
famous ship, the Cutty Sark) make up the UNESCO World
Heritage site known as Maritime Greenwich. Today a
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laser beam is shot out across the night sky from the
Observatory to mark the location of the Prime
Meridian. Other bold (some say brash) 21st century
additions to the area include landmarks such as The O2
entertainment complex (previously known as the
Millennium Dome) and the Air Line cable cars, which
offer scenic transport across the Thames between North
Greenwich and the Royal Docks.
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