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The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Sep 18, 2024 · Crystal Palace, giant glass-and-iron exhibition hall in Hyde Park, London, that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851. The structure was taken down and rebuilt (1852–54) at Sydenham Hill (now in the borough of Bromley), at which site it survived until 1936.
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Jul 5, 2013 · The Crystal Palace was a glass and cast iron structure built in London, England, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, an architect and gardener, and...
AD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton - Image 1 of 13- Interior view of the Crystal Palace, 1851. © paristeampunk.canalblog.com
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- The Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill, 1854. Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte ©
- The State Opening of The Great Exhibition in 1851, colour lithograph by Louis Haghe.©
May 15, 2023 · Built in 1851 to host the United Kingdom’s first international trade fair, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the palace was a marvel of Victorian engineering, the largest building in the world at the time, designed by the esteemed architect Sir Joseph Paxton.
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May 21, 2018 · Generally regarded as the first modern building, the Crystal Palace was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton (1801–1865) for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first world's fair, held in Hyde Park, London, during the summer of 1851.
The Crystal Palace by architect Joseph Paxton was built in Hyde Park, London, England in 1851. It was then remodeled in 1854.
The Crystal Palace was originally created by Joseph Paxton to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations that was to be staged in Hyde Park, London in 1851. When, after six months, the Great Exhibition closed its doors over six million people had visited it.
