Editing Royal Albert Hall (section)

===2000s===
The largest project of the ongoing renovation and development was the building of a new south porch – door 12, accommodating a first-floor restaurant, new ground floor box office and subterranean loading bay. Although the exterior of the building was largely unchanged, the south steps leading down to [[Prince Consort Road]] were demolished to allow construction of underground vehicle access and a loading bay with accommodation for three [[Large goods vehicle|HGVs]] carrying all the equipment brought by shows. The steps were then reconstructed around a new south porch, named The Meitar Foyer after a significant donation from Mr & Mrs Meitar. The porch was built on a similar scale and style to the three pre-existing porches at Door 3, 6 and 9: these works were undertaken by [[Taylor Woodrow]] Construction.<ref name="bdp hall"/> On 4 June 2004, the project received the [[Europa Nostra]] Award for remarkable achievement.<ref name="award">{{cite press release |title=Europa Nostra award for Royal Albert Hall |date=4 June 2004 |url=http://www.bdp.com/en/News/2004/Europa-Nostra-award-for-Royal-Albert-Hall/?parentpageid=200&category=72 |website=[[Building Design Partnership|BDP]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728083252/http://www.bdp.com/en/News/2004/Europa-Nostra-award-for-Royal-Albert-Hall/?parentpageid=200&category=72 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The East (Door 3) and West (Door 9) porches were glazed and new bars opened along with ramps to improve disabled access. The Stalls were rebuilt in a four-week period in 2000 using steel supports allowing more space underneath for two new bars; 1,534 unique pivoting seats were laid – with an addition of 180 prime seats. The Choirs were rebuilt at the same time. The whole building was redecorated in a style that reinforces its Victorian identity. {{cvt|4000|sqm|order=flip}} of new carpets were laid in the rooms, stairs, and corridors – specially woven with a border that follows the oval curve of the building.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Royal Albert Hall |url=https://linneycooper.co.uk/journal/the-royal-albert-hall |website=Linney Cooper |access-date=2025-03-03 |archive-date=2023-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203035454/https://linneycooper.co.uk/journal/the-royal-albert-hall |url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 2002 and 2004, there was a major rebuilding of the [[Royal Albert Hall Organ|great organ]] (known as the Voice of Jupiter),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.scmp.com/article/461862/mighty-voice-jupiter-pipes-royal-albert-hall |title = Mighty Voice of Jupiter pipes up at Royal Albert Hall |date = 4 July 2004 |website = South China Morning Post |access-date = 18 November 2015 |archive-date = 18 November 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151118191407/http://www.scmp.com/article/461862/mighty-voice-jupiter-pipes-royal-albert-hall |url-status = live }}</ref> built by [[Father Willis|"Father" Henry Willis]] in 1871 and rebuilt by [[Harrison & Harrison]] in 1924 and 1933. The rebuilding was performed by [[Mander Organs]],<ref name="Mander">{{cite web| title=The Grand Organ, Royal Albert Hall| date=27 January 2017| publisher=Mander Organs| url=https://mander-organs.com/the-grand-organ-royal-albert-hall/| access-date=8 September 2019| archive-date=16 October 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016021233/https://mander-organs.com/the-grand-organ-royal-albert-hall/| url-status=live}}</ref> and it is now the second-largest [[pipe organ]] in the British Isles with 9,997 pipes in 147 stops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mander-organs.com/the-grand-organ-royal-albert-hall/|title=The Grand Organ Royal Albert Hall, London|work=[[Mander Organs]]|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=6 April 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412214426/https://www.mander-organs.com/the-grand-organ-royal-albert-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest is the Grand Organ in [[Liverpool Cathedral]] which has 10,268 pipes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Organ Appeal |url=https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/organ-appeal-print_oct-2017_web3.pdf#page=3 |website=[[Liverpool Cathedral]] |access-date=2025-03-03 |date=2017-10-26}}</ref>