Royal Albert Hall 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 directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by Kensington Gore. In 1851, the Great Exhibition (for which the Crystal Palace was built) was held in Hyde Park, London. The exhibition was a great success and led Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, to propose the creation of a permanent series of facilities for the enlightenment of the public in the area, which came to be known as Albertopolis. The Exhibition's
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra) brainchild of Tim Tournier, Alter Bridge's Manager. Tournier offered the idea after the band's promotional O2 Arena gig; the band members saw the idea as a "no-brainer" and began planning. Myles Kennedy explained, "I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt.". Three songs, "Addicted To Pain", "Words Darker Than Their Wings" and "The End Is Here", were released prior to the album. Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra) Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the fourth live album by the