Royal Arsenal (London)

United Kingdom / England / Westham / London
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Originally known as the Woolwich Warren, The Arsenal, Dockyard and Ropeyard at Woolwich formed, in their time, the largest military-industrial complex in Europe. At its peak, during World War I, the Royal Arsenal extended over some 1300 acres (5.3 km²) and employed around 80,000 people.
This area is now home to the Greenwich heritage museum and Firepower- the museum of the Royal Artillery. Also a development of luxury flats with the Royal Artillery Quays (top right) on the former gunnery fields.
www.royal-arsenal.com/exhibition.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal
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Coordinates:   51°29'36"N   0°4'16"E