Queen's House designed by Inigo Jones in the C17th, and the wings of the National Maritime Museum, opened by King George VI in 1937, approached from the Thames. This was formerly the Royal Hospital for Seaman, founded by William & Mary in 1694. The second picture shows the interior of this building, with its magnificent ceilings.
The 183 acres of Greenwich Park are the oldest royal park, with its history dating back to 1427 when it was inherited by the Duke of Gloucester, brother of Henry V, and it was also the birthplace of Henry VIII. Different buildings preceded those depicted.
It is now perhaps most famous for Greenwich Mean Time, adopted for usage in 1847.
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