Beit Hall
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Quadrangle (architecture)
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, is one of Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
's oldest and most historic buildings. It is located on Prince Consort Road
Prince Consort Road
Prince Consort Road is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. The road is named for Albert, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria. The road is located between Queen's Gate to the west, and Exhibition Road to the east, and runs parallel to Kensington Gore.Several notable buildings have...
, next to the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
and the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London
London
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. It is a Grade II listed building.
During term-time
Academic term
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, Beit Hall functions as an Imperial College Halls of Residence
Imperial College Halls of Residence
Imperial College London currently has twenty principal Halls of Residence almost exclusively in the South Kensington and Chelsea areas of London.Their availability is generally prioritised for new first-year undergraduate students of Imperial, although there are hall seniors and wardens, who are...
and union
Imperial College Union
Imperial College Union is the Students' Union of Imperial College London. It is host to many and varied societies, and has student bars situated around Albertopolis...
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During the remaining 14 weeks Beit is an international conference centre and hotel. The building is able to accommodate 300 guests in three star standard rooms.