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The Albert Palace was located in Battersea, in the borough of Wandsworth, London. It faced, and formed a backdrop to the lake in Battersea Park, and was a re-erection of an iron and glass building, like The Crystal Palace of 1851, which had partly housed the Dublin International Exhibition of 1865. In 1882, a company was created to dismantle the temporary structure in Ireland, to ship it to London and to re-site it on Prince of Wales Road (now known as Prince of Wales Drive, London). ==Building== The main building fronted Prince of Wales Road and was of glass with an iron frame. The south side, along what is now Lurline Gardens, was built of brick, faced with Bath stone and Portland stone which had come from the old Law Courts at Westminster, demolished in 1883 after the opening of the new Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. The central part of the finished palace consisted of a 473 foot nave with a central ‘apse’ for an orchestra. The Connaught Hall Concert Room at the west end and a tea room to the east increased the total length to about 675 feet. The interior was decorated with the assistance of the designer and decorative artist, Christopher Dresser. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Albert Palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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