Kensington, London in the context of "Serpentine Gallery"

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⭐ Core Definition: Kensington, London

Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around 2.9 miles (4.6 km) west of Central London.

The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates.

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Kensington, London in the context of Notting Hill Carnival

The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean Carnival event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

It is led by members of the British Caribbean community, and attracts around two million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, the largest in Europe, and a significant event in British African Caribbean and British Indo-Caribbean culture. In 2006, the UK public voted the Notting Hill Carnival onto a list of icons of England.

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London → Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea → Central London → Kensington High Street → Kensington Gardens → Albert Memorial → Serpentine Gallery → John Hanning Speke → South Kensington → Gloucester Road, London → Imperial College London → Royal College of Music → Royal Albert Hall → Natural History Museum, London → Victoria and Albert Museum → Science Museum, London →