The Royal Albert Dock is one of three docks in the The Royal Docks comprise three docks in east London - the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. The three docks collectively formed the largest enclosed docks in the world, with a water area of nearly 250 acres (1 km²) and an overall estate of... Royal Docks of east London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. Founded as Londinium, the capital of... London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham) in Greater London. The eponymous docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the worlds largest port. They have now... Docklands.

The dock closed to commercial traffic along with the other Royal Docks in the Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology Bulletin board system popularity Popularization of personal computers, Walkmans, VHS videocassette recorders, and compact disc (CD) players Introduction of the IBM PC Home video games become enormously popular, most notably Atari until the market crashes in 1983; the rise... 1980s. The dock itself still exists and is now used chiefly for watersports and as a rowing course, although it is occasionally transited by ships on their way to the The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. Opened in 1855 on a previously uninhabited area of the Plaistow Marshes, it was the first of the Royal Docks and the first London dock to be... Royal Victoria Dock and exhibitions at the The ExCeL Exhibition Centre is a large purpose built exhibition centre situated in the Royal Docks area of Londons redeveloped Docklands. The centre opened in November 2000 and its name is formed from the words Exhibition, Centre and London. The exhibition centre covers over 100 acres and is located... ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

The major feature of the dock today is London City Airport is a single-runway STOLPORT situated in East London in the London Borough of Newham developed by the private engineering company Mowlem in 1986/87. It has since been extended in three significant stages. The runway was lengthened and the angle of glideslopes was reduced from 7... London City Airport, whose single runway has been constructed the length of the south side of the dock, with the dock forming the northern boundary of the airport. Aircraft movements are clearly visible across the dock from the largely accessible north quayside.

Transport links on the north side of the dock have been greatly improved with new roads and a The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport system for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London. It is administered by Transport for London but operated by Serco; it is not part of the London Underground, but it does appear on the Tube map. A significant feature... Docklands Light Railway line running the length of the dock. At the eastern end of the north quayside, the University of East London Docklands Campus was opened in 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999. At the time of writing (early 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005), the first commercial office developments are under construction at the western end of the same quayside. The quayside in between has been cleared of all former dock buildings, but is still undeveloped.