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Imperial College London
Imperial College London
is a
public research university
located in
London
,
United Kingdom
. It was founded by
Prince Albert
who envisioned an area composed of the
Natural History Museum
,
Victoria and Albert Museum
,
Royal Albert Hall
and the
Imperial Institute
. The
Imperial Institute
was opened by his wife,
Queen Victoria
, who laid the first stone. In 1907, Imperial College London was formed by
Royal Charter
, and soon joined the
University of London
, with a focus on science and technology. The college has expanded its coursework to medicine through mergers with
St Mary's Hospital
. In 2004,
Queen Elizabeth II
opened the
Imperial College Business School
. Imperial became an independent university from the
University of London
during its one hundred year anniversary.
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