Royal Observatory

Summary

Royal Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,081 views/month, #1 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Observatory is located in Royal Borough of Greenwich^[3].
• Royal Observatory is located in Greenwich^[4].
• Royal Observatory is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Royal Observatory's image is recorded as Royal observatory greenwich.jpg^[6].
• Royal Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• Royal Observatory's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Royal Observatory's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren^[9].
• Royal Observatory's founder is recorded as Charles II of England^[10].
• Royal Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109411381^[11].
• Royal Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126569499^[12].
• Royal Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1020365-5^[13].
• Royal Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50059856^[14].
• Royal Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 027494039^[15].
• Royal Observatory's location is recorded as Greenwich^[16].
• Royal Observatory's part of is recorded as Maritime Greenwich^[17].
• Royal Observatory's part of is recorded as Royal Museums Greenwich^[18].
• Royal Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Royal Observatory, Greenwich^[19].
• Royal Observatory's has part is recorded as Altazimuth Pavilion At The Royal Observatory^[20].
• +1675-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Observatory^[21].
• Royal Observatory's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3884877338^[22].
• Royal Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.477833333333336, 'lon': -0.0013888888888888887}^[23].
• Royal Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c005^[24].
• Royal Observatory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2008481020^[25].
• Royal Observatory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2008481021^[26].
• Royal Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 000^[27].

Body

Founding

Royal Observatory's founder is recorded as Charles II of England^[10]. +1675-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[21].

Identity

Part of include Maritime Greenwich^[17], a group of structures or buildings^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Royal Museums Greenwich^[18], a museum network^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Why It Matters

Royal Observatory ranks in the top 0.29% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,081 views/month, #1 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]