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Around the outside of the hall is a great mosaic frieze, depicting "The Triumph of Arts and Sciences", in reference to the Hall's dedication. Proceeding anti-clockwise property sales London from the north side the sixteen subjects of the frieze are: (1) Various Countries of theWorld bringing in their Offerings to the Exhibition of 1851; (2) Music; (3) Sculpture; (4) Painting; (5) Princes, Art Patrons and Artists; (6) Workers in Stone; (7) Workers in Wood and Brick; (8) Architecture; (9) The Infancy of the Arts and Sciences; (10) Agriculture; (11) Horticulture and Land Surveying; (12) Astronomy and Navigation; (13) A Group of Philosophers, Sages and Students; property sales London (14) Engineering; (15) The Mechanical Powers; and (16) Pottery and Glassmaking.

Property sales London above the frieze is an inscription in one-foot high terracotta letters. This combines historical fact and Biblical quotations: "This hall was erected for the advancement of the arts and sciences and works of industry of all nations in fulfilment of the intention of Albert Prince Consort. The site was purchased with the proceeds of the Great Exhibition of the year MDCCCLI. The first stone of the Hall was laid by Her Majesty Queen Victoria on the twentieth day of May MDCCCLXVII and it was opened by Her Majesty the Twenty Ninth of March property sales London in the year MDCCCLXXI. Thine O Lord is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty. For all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine. The wise and their works are in the hand of God. Glory be to God on high and on earth peace."

The Royal Albert Hall Organ is the second largest pipe organ in the UK (Liverpool Cathedral has the largest one) property sales London.

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The opening ceremony on 29 March 1871

Since its opening by Queen Victoria on 29 March 1871 the Royal Albert Hall has played host to a multitude of different events property sales London and legendary figures and has been affectionately titled "The Nation's Village Hall".[5] The first concert at the Hall was Arthur Sullivan's cantata, On Shore and Sea, which was performed on 1 May 1871.[6] [7]

As well as hosting the Proms every property sales London summer since they were bombed out of the Queen's Hall in 1941,[8] the Hall has been used for over 150,000 events, including classical and rock concerts, conferences, ballroom dancing, poetry recitals, education, motor shows, marathons, ballet, opera and even circus shows. It has hosted sporting events, including boxing, wrestling (including the first Sumo wrestling tournament to be held in London) property sales London and tennis.[9][10] It also hosts the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, held the day before Remembrance Sunday.[11]

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