
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London *Original*
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. Constructed using six million red bricks, and 80,000 terracotta blocks It has a seating capacity of 5,272.
Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. It is the venue for the BBC Proms concerts, which have been held there every summer since 1941. It is host to more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestral accompaniment, sports, awards ceremonies, school and community events, and charity performances and banquets. The hall is host to the world's ninth largest pipe organ, and on 15 May 2025, organist Anna Lapwood was appointed the first ever official organist.
The hall was originally 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 by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her husband, Prince Albert, who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a memorial to the Prince Consort; the decorative part is the Albert Memorial, separated from the Hall by Kensington Gore.
Shipped with a certificate of authenticity and signed. This is artwork is approximately 23x16 inches, mounted to 27x19 inches. If you would like it framed, please submit a note with your order and it will be invoiced separately.