South Kensington was largely agricultural will into the mid 19th century. After the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Hyde Park, an 87-acre site was purchased by the commissioners of the exhibition to create a home for institutions of arts and sciences. This is how the museums and universities in South Kensington was started. With the creation of new roads, adjacent landowners also start to develop their land. The Underground was extended to Gloucester Road and South Kensington in 1868, linking it to the centre of London.
As with adjacent Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington and Belgravia, South Kensington is an upscale neighbourhood with very expensive and exclusive real estate. There is a large community of French expatriates staying here, as it is also home to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, a secondary school for French students.
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