Albertopolis

Albertopolis is the nickname of an area in South Kensington which is located between Cromwell Road and Kensington Gore, and includes many cultural and educational institutions. It is therefore also known as Museum Mile.

History

The site was acquired by the authority responsible for the " Great Exhibition " of 1851 Government Commission of the profits generated in the exhibition. At this exhibition recalls the name of the plane passing through the terrain Exhibition Road. Prince Albert was one of the driving forces behind the London Industrial Exhibition and President of the Commission responsible government. The term " Albertopolis " seems to have been coined in the 1850s to honor his role in the cultural life of the Victorian age both, as well as to mock. After his death, the term was uncommon and referred to the area generally known as South Kensington.

The term " Albertopolis " was revived in the 1960s by historian. As part of the early monuments, the term " Albertopolis " was popularized to draw the public's attention to the Victorian building complex, which was threatened by expansion and renovation plans of the Imperial College of demolition.

Buildings and Facilities

Imperial College London
Natural History Museum
Royal Albert Hall
Royal College of Art
Royal College of Music
Royal Geographical Society
Science Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Albert Memorial

Formerly independent institutions:

Geological Museum, now part of the Natural History Museum
Royal School of Mines, now part of Imperial College

No longer existing institutions:

Royal College of Organists ( 1904-1991 )
Royal School of Naval Architecture ( 1864-1873 )
Royal School of Needlework ( 1903-1987 )
Imperial Institute ( 1893-1962 )

Evidence

FHW Sheppard (ed.) Survey of London: volume 38: South Kensington Museums Area. Athlone Press for the Greater London Council, 1975

Albertopolis

History

Buildings and Facilities

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