Former name(s) | Prince's Gate[1] |
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Namesake | The Great Exhibition |
Location | Albertopolis, Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
Postal code | SW7 |
Nearest Tube station | South Kensington |
Coordinates | 51°29′56.3″N 0°10′27.3″W / 51.498972°N 0.174250°W |
North end | Hyde Park (Alexandra Gate), Kensington Road |
Major junctions | Imperial College Road, Cromwell Road |
South end | Thurloe Street, South Kensington tube station |
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Known for | Imperial College London, Science Museum, V&A, Natural History Museum |
Exhibition Road is a street in South Kensington, London which is home to several major museums and academic establishments, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.
The road gets its name from the Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held just inside Hyde Park at the northern end of the road. After the central road in the area, Queen's Gate, it is the second thoroughfare in what was once Albertopolis.
It provides access to many nationally significant institutions, including: