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Crowning a hill in north London with sweeping views across the capital, Alexandra Palace has served for a century and a half as a grand venue for entertainment, recreation and public gatherings, earning the affectionate nickname Ally Pally. First opened in 1873 as a People's Palace intended to bring culture and leisure to ordinary Londoners, it was destroyed by fire within days and rebuilt and reopened in 1875, a pattern of disaster and revival that has recurred through its history, most serious...