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 (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds album) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds album) Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live album by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, released on 24 November 2008. It was recorded on 19 and 20 May 1997 during the tour for "The Boatman's Call" and eight of these tracks (plus a version of "The Weeping Song") were originally released as a nine-track bonus disc for "The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". It features a version of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with vocals by Blixa Bargeld, which is delivered in