Music · London, England
Royal Albert Hall
The Victorian concert hall famous as the home of the BBC Proms.
The Royal Albert Hall was built as a memorial to Prince Albert and opened by Queen Victoria in 1871. Designed by the Royal Engineers officers Francis Fowke and Henry Scott, the huge oval hall of red brick and terracotta sits opposite the Albert Memorial and Kensington Gardens, with a mosaic frieze running around its exterior under a glass-and-iron dome.
It is one of the world's best-known concert halls and has hosted the BBC Proms every summer since 1941. Its busy year-round programme spans classical concerts, rock and pop, film screenings with live orchestra, ballet, comedy, sport and ceremonies, and the building also offers guided tours.
Highlights
- Home of the BBC Proms each summer
- Grand Organ, one of the largest pipe organs in Britain
- Victorian terracotta frieze circling the exterior
- Faces the Albert Memorial across Kensington Gore
