Prime Meridian, Greenwich

Friday

The Greenwich Meridian Line represents the Prime Meridian of the World – Longitude 0º.

The sculpture at the Meridian Line is quite fitting, I think. A ring on an angled axis - which would have been clearer in a side view - could represent the equator. The steel bands seemingly symbolize lines of longitude, with the space between them aligned on the meridian. That's my interpretation anyway. The axis may point to something in the sky, but I can't find information on that.

This place fascinated me when I learned about it in school, back when we referred to Greenwich Mean Time. So I wouldn't go all the way to Greenwich and not stand on the Meridian Line. People line up to have their pictures taken with one foot in the west and the other in east. Entrance fee for Flamsteed House and the Meridian Courtyard is about £7.