Alexandra Palace: diferenças entre revisões

O palácio é, desde [[1995]], um ''[[listed building]]'' classificado com o Grau II. <!--Designed to be ‘The People’s Palace’ and later nicknamed (allegedly by [[Gracie Fields]])<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DC153AF934A25752C1A960948260 nytimes.com]</ref> '''Ally Pally''', in 1936 it became the headquarters of the world's first regular public 'high definition'<ref>The [[405-line television system]] used by the Marconi-EMI system was considered 'high-definition' at the time, when compared with the 240-line Baird system.</ref> [[television]] service, operated by the [[BBC]]. The [[Alexandra Palace television station]] was located on the site and its iconic [[radio masts and towers|radio tower]] is still in use. The original Studios A and B still survive in the south-east wing with their producers' galleries and are currently used for exhibiting original historical television equipment. Occasional demonstrations on the original 405-line VHF standard may also be transmitted from the tower in future. The original Victorian theatre with its stage machinery also survives. The theatre and stage structure is on [[English Heritage]]'s ''Buildings at Risk'' register. There is currently an application to upgrade the listing by Hornsey Historical Society,<ref>[http://www.hornseyhistorical.org.uk ]Hornsey Historical Society</ref> which originally got the Palace Grade II listed (against the opposition of trustee [[Haringey]] council), and the [[BBC]].