A borough in the east of Greater London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It lies along the right bank of the River Thames. It has an area of 47 square kilometers and a population of 214,540 (2001). It is also called Greenwich. A royal palace was built here in the 15th century. In the 17th century, an observatory famous for Greenwich Mean Time was built on a 50-meter-high hill overlooking the River Thames, and the prime meridian was determined to pass through the building. The site of the royal palace is now the Naval College, and the observatory was moved to a nearby location after World War II to avoid the nuisance of London's smoke and lighting. The old observatory building, designed by architect Wren, is now the Astronomical Museum, and the meridian line laid on the ground and the standard clock on the gatepost have been preserved. Greenwich was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1997 (World Cultural Heritage). [Noboru Iuchi] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
イギリスの首都大ロンドン東部の区。テムズ川の右岸に沿う。面積47平方キロメートル、人口21万4540(2001)。グリニッチともいう。15世紀に王宮が建てられた。17世紀には、テムズ川を見下ろす標高50メートルの丘の上にグリニジ標準時で名高い天文台が設けられ、本初子午線がその建物を通過するように定められた。現在王宮跡は海軍大学校などとなり、天文台は第二次世界大戦後ロンドンの煙や照明の害を避けて近郊へ移転した。建築家レンの設計になる旧天文台の建物は天文博物館となり、地面に敷かれた子午線や門柱の標準時計は保存されている。なおグリニジは1997年に世界遺産の文化遺産として登録されている(世界文化遺産)。 [井内 昇] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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