Royal Albert Hall - Wikipedia
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. [1] Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage.
Our History - Royal Albert Hall
1991年12月3日 · See the breath-taking auditorium, and the stage that’s hosted some of the world’s biggest change-makers, history-shapers. Explore the Hall's unique history.
History of the Royal Albert Hall - World History Edu
2024年4月28日 · The Royal Albert Hall was officially opened on March 29, 1871. Why was the Royal Albert Hall built? It was built as part of Prince Albert’s vision for a cultural area in South Kensington following the success of the 1851 Great Exhibition. The hall was intended to promote the arts and sciences. What types of events can I see at the Royal ...
Pre-opening - Royal Albert Hall
Almost three months later, on 25 February 1871, the Hall’s first concert was held to an audience for 7,000 people comprising the workmen and their families, various officials and the invited public. Amateur orchestra, The Wandering Minstrels, played to …
Why was the Royal Albert Hall built?
The Royal Albert Hall, which was originally going to be called the Central Hall, was built to fulfil the vision of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, to be used to promote understanding and appreciation of the Arts and Sciences. It was to stand in the heart of the South Kensington estate, which was to be developed with the profits of the ...
Royal Albert Hall - History and Facts | History Hit
2021年6月22日 · Built in 1871, the Royal Albert Hall has been one of London’s most popular entertainment venues for nearly 150 years. The Grade I listed building survived two world wars, looking almost the same today as it did during Queen Victoria’s reign.
Royal Albert Hall at 150 - House of Lords Library
2021年3月5日 · The history of the Royal Albert Hall stretches back to the first world trade fair, the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition brought together 15,000 contributors displaying some 100,000 objects from Britain, the Empire and beyond in a …
WELCOME TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ARCHIVE
Search our Event History to find performances going back to 1871. Search our Performers to discover who stepped foot on our world famous stage. The Royal Albert Hall Archives exists to capture, preserve and make accessible the Hall’s history of performance, the iconic Grade 1 listed building and the organisation itself.
The story of the Royal Albert Hall - Britain Magazine
2021年11月8日 · On 20 May 1867, Queen Victoria, dressed entirely in black, laid the foundation stone of what was to become the Royal Albert Hall. The ceremony took place in a vast marquee packed with 10,000 people, jostling for a glimpse of the Queen, who had rarely been seen in public since her beloved husband’s untimely death a decade earlier.
150 years of the Royal Albert Hall: the most iconic ... - The Telegraph
2021年7月31日 · With his bands Cream and The Yardbirds – as well as headlining as a solo artist – Eric Clapton has appeared at the Albert Hall more times than any other living performer, with an astonishing ...