The Royal Albert Hall was funded out of some of the profits of the Great Exhibition.
The echoes in the hall were such that it was joked it was the only place a composer could hear his work played twice. This acoustic problem was not fixed until 1969.
It was originally lit by gas lamps which illuminated the entire building in ten seconds. Electric lighting was installed in 1897.
The hall hosts the BBC Promenade Concerts every year whilst some of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was recorded in the hall. The Beatles also referenced it on the album, namely pondering how many holes it would take to fill the hall.
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