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
Royal Albert Hall Banks, Edna Best and Peter Lorre. Other notable films shot at the Hall include "Major Barbara", "Love Story", "The Seventh Veil", "The Ipcress File", "A Touch of Class", "Shine" and "Spice World". In the song "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles, the Albert Hall is mentioned. The verse goes as follows: <poem>I read the news today, oh boy four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire and though the holes were rather small they had to count them all now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall I'd love to turn you on.</poem> The song