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Old Royal Naval College

school, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
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The Old Royal Naval College is a significant architectural complex located in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. It stands on the site of a former Tudor royal palace, Placentia, where notable monarchs like Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I were born.1

After the palace fell into disrepair, Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to design a new building as a hospital for retired sailors, completed in 1694. This building later became the Royal Naval College in 1873 and closed in 1996. Today, the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of Music hold classes there. The Old Royal Naval College, along with the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory, forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage site known as Maritime Greenwich.1

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