View source for Maritime Greenwich

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|[[File:London Greenwich.JPG|right|thumb|230px|The Old Royal Naval College]]
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{{county|Kent}}
'''Maritime Greenwich''' is the historic heart of [[Greenwich]], on the south shore of the [[River Thames]] in [[Kent]]. 

Though Greenwich has swollen beyond recognition and merged on all sides into the unbroken metropolitan conurbation, the old heart of the town remains quite distinctive and redolent of the glorious age of sail and naval superiority. Because of its many historic buildings which each contributed to the creation of the modern world, this historic heart of the town has, under the name 'Maritime Greenwich', been enrolled as a World Heritage Site.

The centrepiece of the World Heritage Site is the [[Old Royal Naval College]], a spawl of gorgeous buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and the [[Queen's House]] looking through its midst, housing part of the [[National Maritime Museum]].

The [[Cutty Sark]] is preserved in dry dock by the riverside, now a museum to the great age of tea clippers.

Within [[Greenwich Park]] stands the [[Royal Greenwich Observatory]].

The town gathers contentedly around its monuments, between the vast park and the riverside, with innumerable old pubs and establishments, and a covered market.

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File:National Maritime Museum, London 2010 PD 2.JPG|The National Maritime Museum
File:Cutty sark October 2003.jpg|The Cutty Sark
File:Grinwich park gates - panoramio.jpg|On King William's Walk
File:Downtown Greenwich, England 2.jpg|Church Street
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[[File:Old Royal Naval College 2017-08-06.jpg|left|thumb|850px|The Old Naval College from the Thames]]
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==Outside links==
*[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/795 Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site]: UNESCO

==References==
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{{Royal Museums Greenwich}}
{{World Heritage Sites}}

[[Category:World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom]]