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Imperial College Road
	Imperial College Road from Exhibition Road
Former name(s)	Imperial Institute Road
Namesake	Imperial College London
Location	Albertopolis, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Postal code	SW7
Nearest Tube station	South Kensington (east end); Gloucester Road (west end)
Coordinates	51°29′53″N 0°10′36″W / 51.49806°N 0.17667°W
West end	Falmouth Gate, Queen's Gate
East end	Exhibition Road
Other
Known for	Queen's Tower, Imperial College London (historically Imperial Institute, Royal College of Science)

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Imperial College Road is a tree-lined road in South Kensington, London, England.^[2]^[3] It runs east–west with Queen's Gate to the west and Exhibition Road to the east.

The road forms part of the boundary between Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the south and the City of Westminster to the north. It lies at the heart of the area known as Albertopolis, with a number of museums, cultural buildings and educational institutions in the area, a legacy of the Great Exhibition of 1851 held in Hyde Park to the north and promoted by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Formerly known as Imperial Institute Road, the road now takes its name from Imperial College London, on whose campus it is located.^[2] The Queen's Tower (surrounded by the Queen's Lawn adjacent to Imperial College Road) dominates the view to the north halfway along the road, along with the college's main library. To the south are the Department of Chemistry of Imperial College, the Sir Alexander Fleming Building, and the Science Museum. Beyond these buildings is the Natural History Museum.

Aerial view from the south. Imperial College Road runs left–right in front of the Queen's Tower in the centre of the view
Royal College of Science on Imperial Institute Road
Falmouth Gate looking towards Queen's Gate
The road runs along Queen's Lawn
From the corner with Unwin Road looking west
West end at Queen's Gate looking east

References

^ Ordnance Survey. "IV.16 (City Of Westminster; Kensington; Paddington)" (1914). London (1915- Numbered sheets). National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 Dec 2019.
^ ^a ^b "South Kensington Campus" (PDF). UK: Imperial College London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ "Imperial College Road". LondonTown.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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[1] Ordnance Survey. "IV.16 (City Of Westminster; Kensington; Paddington)" (1914). London (1915- Numbered sheets). National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 21 Dec 2019.

[imperial-college-2] "South Kensington Campus" (PDF). UK: Imperial College London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[london-town-3] "Imperial College Road". LondonTown.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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-'''Imperial College Road''' is a tree-lined road in [[South Kensington]], [[London]], [[England]].<ref name="imperial-college">{{cite web| url=https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf | title=South Kensington Campus | publisher=[[Imperial College London]] | location=UK | accessdate=21 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="london-town">{{cite web| url=http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/imperial_college_road_e15.html | title=Imperial College Road | website=[LondonTown.com | accessdate=21 September 2015 }}</ref> It runs east–west with [[Queen's Gate]] to the west and [[Exhibition Road]] to the east.
+'''Imperial College Road''' is a tree-lined road in [[South Kensington]], [[London]], [[England]].<ref name="imperial-college">{{cite web | url=https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf | title=South Kensington Campus | publisher=[[Imperial College London]] | location=UK | access-date=21 September 2015 | archive-date=9 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109174928/https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/campusinfo/public/sthkencampus.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="london-town">{{cite web| url=http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/imperial_college_road_e15.html | title=Imperial College Road | website=LondonTown.com | access-date=21 September 2015 }}</ref> It runs east–west with [[Queen's Gate]] to the west and [[Exhibition Road]] to the east.
-The road forms part of the boundary between [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] to the south and the [[City of Westminster]] to the north. It lies at the heart of the area known as [[Albertopolis]], with a number of museums, cultural buildings and educational institutions in the area, a legacy of the [[Great Exhibition]] of 1851 held in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] to the north and promoted by [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], husband of [[Queen Victoria]]. Formerly known as Imperial Institute Road, the road now takes its name from [[Imperial College London]], on whose campus it is located.<ref name="imperial-college" /> The [[Queen's Tower (London)|Queen's Tower]] (surrounded by the [[Queen's Lawn]] adjacent to Imperial College Road) dominates the view to the north half way along the road. To the south are the [[Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London|Department of Chemistry]] of Imperial College, the [[Sir Alexander Fleming Building]], and the [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]]. Beyond these buildings is the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]].
+The road forms part of the boundary between [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] to the south and the [[City of Westminster]] to the north. It lies at the heart of the area known as [[Albertopolis]], with a number of museums, cultural buildings and educational institutions in the area, a legacy of the [[Great Exhibition]] of 1851 held in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] to the north and promoted by [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], husband of [[Queen Victoria]]. Formerly known as Imperial Institute Road, the road now takes its name from [[Imperial College London]], on whose campus it is located.<ref name="imperial-college" /> The [[Queen's Tower (London)|Queen's Tower]] (surrounded by the [[Queen's Lawn]] adjacent to Imperial College Road) dominates the view to the north halfway along the road, along with the college's [[Imperial College London Abdus Salam Library|main library]]. To the south are the [[Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London|Department of Chemistry]] of Imperial College, the [[Sir Alexander Fleming Building]], and the [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]]. Beyond these buildings is the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]].
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-File:Imperial College, Royal Albert Hall and Natural History Museum from the air - geograph.org.uk - 123686.jpg|Aerial view from the south. Imperial College Road runs left–right in front of the [[Queen's Tower (London)|Queen's Tower]] in the centre of the view
+File:Imperial College, Royal Albert Hall and Natural History Museum from the air - geograph.org.uk - 123686.jpg|Aerial view from the south. Imperial College Road runs left–right in front of the Queen's Tower in the centre of the view
 File:Royal-College-of-Science,-Imperial-College-Road.jpg|[[Royal College of Science]] on Imperial Institute Road
+File:Falmouth Gate towards Queen's Gate, Imperial College Road.jpg|Falmouth Gate looking towards Queen's Gate
-File:Skempton Building Side On, Imperial College Road.png|Skempton Building, home to the [[Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London|Department of Civil and Envionmental Engineering]]
+File:Queen's Lawn and Imperial College Road looking west.jpg|The road runs along [[Queen's Lawn]]
-File:Imperial College, London SW7 - geograph.org.uk - 1128816.jpg|The corner with Exhibition Road in 2008
+File:Imperial College Road from the corner of Unwin Road looking west.jpg|From the corner with Unwin Road looking west
-File:Queen's Tower above Imperial College Central Library in Late Autumn.jpg|Queen's Tower and the Central Library
+File:Imperial College Road from Queen's Gate.jpg|West end at Queen's Gate looking east
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 [[Category:Imperial College London]]
 [[Category:South Kensington]]
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v t e Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Districts	Albertopolis Bayswater Belgravia Brompton Chelsea Chelsea Harbour (including Imperial Wharf) Earl's Court Holland Park Kensal Town Kensington Knightsbridge Ladbroke Grove North Kensington Notting Hill South Kensington West Brompton West Kensington World's End
Attractions	Cadogan Hall Chelsea Flower Show Chelsea Physic Garden Design Museum Harrods Holland House Kensal Green Cemetery Kensington Palace Leighton House Museum National Army Museum Natural History Museum Olympia Royal Albert Hall Saatchi Gallery Science Museum Victoria and Albert Museum
Theatres	Chelsea Theatre Coronet Theatre Finborough Theatre Royal Court Theatre
Royal Parks	Brompton Cemetery Kensington Gardens
Street markets	Portobello Road Market
Constituencies	Chelsea and Fulham Kensington
Squares and streets	Alexander Square Brompton Road Brompton Square Cadogan Square Carlyle Square Cromwell Road Edwardes Square Flood Street Hans Place Kensington High Street Kensington Square King's Road Ladbroke Square Lowndes Square (save E. side) Notting Hill Gate Onslow Square Pavilion Road Pembroke Square Powis Square Redcliffe Square Sloane Square Sloane Street Thurloe Square Victoria Road
Bridges	Albert Bridge Battersea Bridge Chelsea Bridge
Tube and railway stations	Earl's Court Gloucester Road High Street Kensington Holland Park Kensington (Olympia) Knightsbridge Imperial Wharf Ladbroke Grove Latimer Road Notting Hill Gate Sloane Square South Kensington West Brompton Westbourne Park
Pubs	Anglesea Arms Bunch of Grapes Chelsea Potter The Churchill Arms Coleherne The Cross Keys Drayton Arms Elgin Fox and Pheasant Gloucester Arms The Goat The Greyhound The Hansom Cab Hollywood Arms The King's Head and Eight Bells The Phene Prince of Teck Scarsdale Tavern The Shuckburgh Arms Windsor Castle The World's End Zetland Arms former Goat in Boots Markham Arms
Other topics	Blue plaques Council Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Parks and open spaces Parks Police People Public art Schools Grenfell Tower and related fire
Category Commons

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