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The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of the Prince Consort, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861.

It is a grade I listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 412963 Link British Listed Buildings).

The memorial consists of an ornate canopy or pavilion containing a statue of the prince facing south. The memorial is 176 feet (54 m) tall, it took over ten years to complete, and cost £120,000 (the equivalent of over £10,000,000 today). The cost was met by public subscription. It was opened in July 1872 by Queen Victoria,

The popularity of the Prince Consort led to the creation of several other "Albert Memorials" around the United Kingdom. The Kensington memorial was not, however, the earliest one; the first to be erected was SJ8398 : Manchester's Albert Memorial, which was unveiled in 1865, some seven years prior to London's monument. Both memorials present the figure of Prince Albert enclosed within a Medieval-style ciborium, and the similarities of design have been remarked on.