vague Dutch air, a style that would later prevail in many parts of the city. The Royal Albert Hall is a circus covered with a brick dome and surrounded by an elaborate freeze commemorating the triumph of the arts and of literature. It was opened in 1871 and has been a concert hall ever since. The Albert Hall, the work of Sir George Scott, is a questionable monument to the "faultless Prince" as Prince Albert was dubbed by an officious chronicler of the period.
