Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, best known for holding the Proms
concerts annually each summer since 1941. It has a capacity (depending
on configuration of the event) of up to 5,272 seats. The Hall is a
registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public
or government funding.
Since its opening by Queen Victoria
in 1871, the world's leading artists from several performance genres
have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most
treasured and distinctive buildings. Each year it hosts more than 350
events including classical concerts, rock and pop, ballet and opera,
sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity
performances and banquets.
The Hall was originally supposed to have been called the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed to the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences in tribute to Queen Victoria's deceased consort, Prince Albert. It forms the practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by the road Kensington Gore.
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