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| | Victorian London - Buildings, Monuments and Museums - Albert Hall |
 | | Albert Hall, Kensington-road, was opened to the public in May 1871, and is a huge building of elliptical form in the style of the Italian Renaissance, the materials of the façade being entirely red brick and terra-cotta. |
 | | The hall is 135 ft. in height, and is crowned by a domed skylight of painted glass, having a central opening or lantern, with a star of gas-burners. |
 | | The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, was built in 1867-71 at a cost of £200,000, of which some £40,000 was obtained by the sale of boxes. |
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