Albertopolis

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Albertopolis is the South Kensington cultural and educational district in London, developed in the Victorian era around institutions like museums and colleges inspired by Prince Albert’s vision for arts and science.

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Albertopolis canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural district
educational district
urban area
adjacentTo Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
associatedWith Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
surface form: Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851

Great Exhibition of 1851
contains Albert Memorial
surface form: Albert Memorial (nearby focal monument)

Imperial College London
Natural History Museum, London
Royal Albert Hall
Royal College of Art (Kensington campus)
surface form: Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music
Royal College of Organists
surface form: Royal College of Organists (historic association)

Royal Geographical Society
Royal School of Mines (historic building)
Royal School of Naval Architecture (historic association)
Science Museum, London
Victoria and Albert Museum
country United Kingdom
developedInPeriod Victorian era
governedBy Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council
hasArchitecturalStyle Victorian architecture
hasCulturalSignificance major museum quarter of London
hasEducationalSignificance concentration of higher education institutions
hasLandUse concert halls
museums
research institutions
universities
hasNickname Albertopolis
hasPurpose promotion of arts
promotion of education
promotion of science
inspiredBy Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
languageOfName English
locatedIn England
London, England
surface form: London

South Kensington
United Kingdom
namedAfter Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
originatedFrom profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851
partlyLocatedOn Exhibition Road
Kensington Gore
Queen’s Gate
partOf Kensington and Chelsea
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
transportServedBy Gloucester Road tube station
surface form: Gloucester Road Underground station

South Kensington tube station
surface form: South Kensington Underground station
urbanPlanningConcept integration of arts, science and industry

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Science Museum, London partOf Albertopolis
Albertopolis hasNickname Albertopolis
Exhibition Road partOf Albertopolis