Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Maritime Greenwich' has mentioned 'Observatory' in the following places:
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| GreenwichRoyal Observatory, GreenwichOne-time Coat of arms of GreenwichGreenwichLocation within Greater LondonPopulation30,578xc2xa0(Peninsula and Greenwich West wards 2011)OSxc2xa0gridxc2xa0referenceTQ395775xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Charing Cross5.5xc2xa0mi (8.9xc2xa0km)xc2xa0WNWLondonxc2xa0boroughGreenwichCeremonialxc2xa0countyGreater LondonRegionLondonCountryEnglandSovereignxc2xa0stateUnited KingdomPost townLONDONPostcodexc2xa0districtSE10Diallingxc2xa0code020PoliceMetropolitanFireLondonAmbulanceLondon UKxc2xa0ParliamentGreenwich and WoolwichLondonxc2xa0AssemblyGreenwich and Lewisham List of places UK England London 51xc2xb029xe2x80xb2N 0xc2xb000xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf51.48xc2xb0N 0.00xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 51.48; 0.00Coordinates: 51xc2xb029xe2x80xb2N 0xc2xb000xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf51.48xc2xb0N 0.00xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 51.48; 0.00 | WIKI |
| The palace was created by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Henry V's half-brother and the regent to Henry VI in 1447; he enclosed the park and erected a tower on the hill now occupied by the Royal Observatory. | WIKI |
| Ultimately it was because the palace and its grounds were a royal possession that it was chosen as the site for Charles II's Royal Observatory, from which stemmed Greenwich's subsequent global role as originator of the modern Prime Meridian. | WIKI |
| Charles II also redesigned and replanted Greenwich Park and founded and built the Royal Observatory. | WIKI |
| [40] Nearby a major group of buildings within the park includes the former Royal Observatory, Greenwich; the Prime Meridian passes through this building. | WIKI |
| Greenwich Mean Time was at one time based on the time observations made at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, before being superseded by Coordinated Universal Time. | WIKI |
| While there is no longer a working astronomical observatory at Greenwich, a ball still drops daily to mark the exact moment of 1xc2xa0p.m., and there is a museum of astronomical and navigational tools, particularly John Harrison's marine chronometers. | WIKI |
| The market is part of "the island site", bounded by College Approach, Greenwich Church Street, King William Walk and Nelson Road, near the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory. | WIKI |
| Royal Observatory with the time ball atop the Octagon Room | WIKI |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in Greenwich. | WIKI |
| Symmetrically arranged alongside the River Thames, the ensemble of the 17th century Queenxe2x80x99s House, part of the last Royal Palace at Greenwich, the palatial Baroque complex of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, and the Royal Observatory founded in 1675 and surrounded by the Royal Park laid out in the 1660s by Andrxc3xa9 Le Nxc3xb4tre, reflects two centuries of Royal patronage and represents a high point of the work of the architects Inigo Jones (1573-1652) and Christopher Wren (1632-1723), and more widely European architecture at an important stage in its evolution. | UNESCO |
| It is well loved and used by residents as well as visitors to the Observatory, Old Royal Naval College and the Maritime Museum. | UNESCO |
| The Royal Observatoryxe2x80x99s astronomical work, particularly of the scientist Robert Hooke, and John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, permitted the accurate measurement of the earthxe2x80x99s movement and also contributed to the development of global navigation. | UNESCO |
| The Observatory is now the base-line for the worldxe2x80x99s time zone system and for the measurement of longitude around the globe. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): Greenwich is associated with outstanding architectural and artistic achievements as well as with scientific endeavour of the highest quality through the development of navigation and astronomy at the Royal Observatory, leading to the establishment of the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time as world standards. | UNESCO |
| The boundary of the property encompasses the Old Royal Naval College, the Queenxe2x80x99s House, Observatory, the Royal Park and buildings which fringe it, and the town centre buildings that form the approach to the formal ensemble. | UNESCO |
| The Royal Observatory retains its original machinery and its associations with astronomical work. | UNESCO |
| The Observatory, Queenxe2x80x99s House and its associated high-quality 19th century buildings are all managed as elements of the National Maritime Museum. | UNESCO |
| The property is protected by a variety of statutory designations: the hospital, Queenxe2x80x99s House and observatory buildings are Grade 1 listed buildings ; statues, railings and other buildings are of all grades; and the surrounding residential buildings of Greenwich town centre lie within a Conservation Area. | UNESCO |
| The Queenxe2x80x99s House and associated 19th-century buildings and the Royal Observatory is in the custodianship of the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. | UNESCO |