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 (Adele album) of 28 November 2012, "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" had surpassed sales of one million copies in the United States and sales of three million copies worldwide. "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" is the first music DVD to surpass sales of one million in the USA since Eagles' "Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne" in 2005 (Garth Brooks' "The Ultimate Hits" sold one million copies in 2007, but was a CD/DVD combination). In 2014, the Brazilian Association of Record Producers (ABPD), granted to sixfold Diamond to Live at The Royal Albert Hall for its sales over 1 million copies