The
Alhambra was a popular theatre and
music hall located on the east side of
Leicester Square, in the
West End of
London. It was built originally as The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts
[1]opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two years and reopened as the Alhambra. The building was demolished in 1936. The name was also adopted by many other British music hall theatres located elsewhere; in
Bradford, in Hull and in
Glasgow etc. The name comes from association with the Moorish splendour of the
Alhambra palace in Granada.