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                                                    Isle of Dogs
                                                               Charlton

                                                         GREENWICH
                                                        & BLACKHEATH

                                                    Lewisham
                                                   Locator Map
                                                   See Greater London Map pp14–15
                         7 . Old Royal Naval College
                         Wren’s stately structure was built
                         in two halves so that the Queen’s
                         House would keep its river view.
                                              George II Statue
                                       Sculpted by John Rysbrack in
                                        1735, this statue depicts the
                                         king as a Roman emperor.


                                     The Painted Hall
                                     contains 18th-century
                                     murals by Sir James
                                     Thornhill, who painted
                                     the interior of the dome
                                     of St Paul’s Cathedral.






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                                                     2 . The Queen’s House
                                                  On his return from Italy, this was
                                                    the first building Inigo Jones
                                                   designed in the Palladian style.




 N E V A D A                                         Key
 S T R E E T                                           Suggested route
              1 National Maritime
                      Museum
               Real and model boats,
              paintings and instruments              0 metres   100
                such as this 18th-century            0 yards  100
              compass illustrate naval history.




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