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TO

T .O V D O X — K F N 'S T N 'n T O X D IS T T I I C T .

THE ALBERT HALL,
M em o ria l

w h ic h is im m ed iately op p osite to the A lb e rt
w as opened by the Q u een in 18 7 1, h a v in g been erected at a cost o f 1

som e ¿ 19 0 ,0 0 0 .

I t is a vast am ph ith eatre b u ilt o f red .brick and terra cotta in

th e Ita lia n R en aissan ce sty le , an d is cap ab le o f a ccom m od atin g 9,000 »people and
a n orchestra and chorus o f 1,000.

It has on e o f the largest organs in the w orld ,

w ith n early 10,000 pip es, and b e llo w s w o rk ed b y tw o steam en gin es.

T h e ro o f o f

the b u ild in g is 135 ft. abo ve the floor, and there are no less than 26 entrances.
1 he erection o f such a b u ild in g fo r congresses, m u sical perform ances on a large
sca le , and a rtistic and scien tific e x h ib itio n s, w as proposed b y the late I ’rih ce
C o n sort a t the clo se o f the 1851 E x h ib itio n , but o f course it is not in the pow er
o f every sin ger to fill so vast a b u ild in g , and it is o n ly su ited to v ery la rg e
gatherin gs. C o n seq u en tly, it is a n y th in g b u t g e n e ra lly used, though the con certs
g iv e n at it are m uch frequen ted.

THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (w h ich p rev io u sly to 1899
w as o n ly k n o w n as the S ou th K e n sin g to n M useum ) is at the ju n ction o f th e
B rom pton and C ro m w e ll R oads.

I t w as open ed in 1887 w ith the o b je ct o f

p rom otin g scien ce and art throughout the U n ite d K in g d o m in variou s ways.

To

th e v isitors o f L o n d on it is p rin c ip a lly in terestin g on accoun t o f its c o lle c tio n ,
a n cien t and m odern, o f o b je cts o f ornam ental or a p p lie d art, and its N atio n a l
G a lle ry o f B ritish A rt.

T h e A r t co llec tio n , both in exten t and v a lu e , is one o f

the finest in the w orld..

T h e p u b lic are ad m itted free o f ch arge on M o n d a ys,

T u esd ays, and Saturdays, from 10 a.m . to 10 p .m .; on other days from 10 a.m . to
4 p.m . in w in ter, and 5 or 6 p .m . in summ er, a t a ch arge o f six p en ce.

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, w h ich a d jo in s th e V ic to ria a n d
A lb e rt M useum and w as op en ed in 1880, con tain s th e n atural h isto ry c o lle c tio n s
w h ich up to th at d ate w ere at the B ritish

M useum .

The

M useum w ith its

gardens co vers an area o f som e 12 acres, and is a handsom e b u ild in g in th e
R om an esqu e sty le .

I t is open to the p u b lic free from 10 a.m . u n til dusk.

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE,

w h ich is a lso in th e im m ed iate n eigh bou r- '

hood o f th e V ic to ria and A lb e r t M useum , w as opened in 1891 as the n atio n a l
m em o rial o f the Q u e e n ’s J u b ile e .

I t is a sp len d id b u ild in g w ith a frontage o f

600 ft. and a cen tral tow er 280 ft. in h eigh t, b u ilt in the R en aissan ce sty le .

It

w as in tend ed that it sh ou ld form a perm anent e x h ib itio n o f the products o f thew h o le o f the B ritish E m p ire , and sh ou ld be in strum en tal in p rom otin g te ch n ica l
and com m ercial edu cation .

H ith e rto it h as n ot a lto g e th e r been, su ccessfu l i a

ca rry in g out the o b je cts fo r w h ic h it w as established .