The Hall has been affectionately titled "The Nation's Village Hall".On 19 November 2012, the Hall hosted the 100th-anniversary performance of the At a press conference held at the Hall in October 2016, The BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, known as "The Proms", is a popular annual eight-week summer season of daily Tennis was first played at the Hall in March 1970, and the The venue has screened several films since the early silent days. See all 34 Royal Albert Hall tours on Tripadvisor Visitors can take a guided tour of the Hall on most days.
In 1936, the Hall was the scene of a giant rally celebrating the In 1949 the canvas awning was removed and replaced with fluted aluminium panels below the glass roof, in a new attempt to solve the echo; but the acoustics were not properly tackled until 1969 when large fibreglass acoustic diffusing discs (commonly referred to as "mushrooms" or "flying saucers") were installed below the ceiling.From 1996 until 2004, the Hall underwent a programme of renovation and development supported by a £20 million grant from the The largest project of the ongoing renovation and development was the building of a new south porch – door 12, accommodating a first-floor restaurant, new ground floor box office and below ground loading bay.
It can seat 5,272.
The refurbishment, the first in around ten years, was designed by consultancy firm Keane Brands and carried out by contractor 8Build.Around the outside of the building is 800–foot–long terracotta
Fluted aluminium roof and diffuser discs seen from the Gallery The Hall was designed by civil engineers The official opening ceremony of the Hall was on 29 March 1871. Soak up the atmosphere, the interior and the amazing acoustics at one of more than 360 events a year, including classical music, jazz, world music, circus, rock, pop, opera, dance, comedy and tennis. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund.
Every summer, the Royal Albert Hall hosts the famous You can take a guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall, enjoy a music-themed afternoon tea, or dine at one of the venue's restaurants.The Royal Albert Hall is in Kensington, south-west London.The nearest Tube stations, South Kensington and High Street Kensington, are a 10 to 15-minute walk from the Royal Albert Hall. "Live Music in Verdi" takes place in the Italian restaurant on a Friday night featuring different artists each week. Enjoy the spectacle of an event or take a behind-the-scenes tour of the famous venue. The site was purchased with the proceeds of the Great Exhibition of the year Below the Arena floor there is room for two 4000 gallon water tanks, which are used for shows that flood the arena like Amphi corridor on the ground floor, facing West from Door 6 Regular price £6.99 Sale price £6.99 On Sale.