Royal Observatory Greenwich has been £21.9 million from the government to help pay for new galleries and major refurbishment works. The First Light programme, billed as a “transformation” of the attraction, will cost £77 million in total. It includes a new entrance pavilion and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. A lift […]
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Royal Observatory Greenwich plans new galleries in major revamp
Plans have been submitted for a major refurbishment of the Royal Observatory, including a new entrance pavilion, new galleries and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. The observatory was founded in 1675 on a site chosen by Sir Christopher Wren, its original designer, and was the country’s first purpose-built building for scientific […]
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