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<p>King William Street, the north–south thoroughfare bisecting the City of Adelaide, is named after King William IV. The name was chosen on 23 May 1837 by a Street Naming Committee made up of the governor and eleven prominent colonists.
Adelaide Town Hall, designed by Edmund Wright and E. J. Woods, and constructed by Charles Farr -  commenced in 1863 and was completed in 1866. The tower, whose foundation stone was laid on 13 January 1864, is named after Prince Albert.
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The hall is famous for an appearance by The Beatles on the balcony in 1964, which attracted an estimated 300,000 fans, their biggest crowd.</div>
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State Government Photographer</div>
circa 1875 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
The History Trust of South Australian,  South Australian Government <br> Photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/media/preview/7001?maxsize=1000">[1]</a> <br> Object record <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/getitem/7001">[2]</a>