Description of the attraction
Albert Hall is a platform used for various entertainment events. Located in Canberra on Commonwealth Avenue between the Commonwealth Bridge and the Canberra Hotel. Albert Hall was opened on March 10, 1928 by former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce. At the opening ceremony, he stated that the name for the new entertainment space was chosen by analogy with the Royal Albert Hall in London, as well as in honor of the Duke of York, who later became King George VI and proclaimed the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia, - Albert was his first name.
The building was built in the Renaissance style. The canopy in front of the entrance allows visitors arriving by car to get directly into the building. In the first years after construction, the building was not heated, and until the end of World War II, the invited artists were forced to perform in fur coats. In the late 1980s, an organ was installed in the Albert Hall, which was from 1933 to 1968 at the Odeon Theater in Great Britain.
Prior to the construction of the Albert Hall, the largest performance venue in the Federal Capital Territory was the Causeway in Kingston. And in Canberra, it was the largest building, which could have gathered more than 700 people, until the completion of the construction of the Theater Center in 1965. Today, the Albert Hall hosts private events, dances, theater performances, cultural events and commercial exhibitions.
In February 2007, the government published a development plan for the Canberra area and its suburbs. According to this plan, it was supposed to change the landscape of the area surrounding the Albert Hall, including Commonwealth Avenue and an open space overlooking Lake Burleigh Griffin. In particular, it was planned that the land around the Albert Hall will be used for commercial purposes - for cafes and various tourist services. They also talked about the construction of a building to the north of the Albert Hall. A heated debate over the proposed changes flared up in society, and an initiative group was even formed that bombarded the city administration with angry protests. Ultimately, in April 2007, the government ceded - it was decided that the area around the Albert Hall would remain in the public domain, and the building itself was proposed to be added to the National Treasure List to prevent further attempts to rebuild it.
