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London's Great Exhibition of 1851 attracted some 6 million people eager to experience more than 14,000 exhibitors showcasing 19th-century marvels of technology and engineering. The event took ...
What was the Crystal Palace? The Crystal Palace was a huge exhibition building constructed in London's Hyde Park between 1850 and 1851.
And the sparkling Crystal Palace, which had housed the wonders of the age, was shifted to south London, where it gave its name to a whole neighbourhood. The Great Exhibition’s legacy is immense.
Built in 1850, the Crystal Palace was first located in London’s Hyde Park, where it housed the Great Exhibition of 1851.
New research has solved the mystery of how the Crystal Palace in London, which at the time was the world's largest building, was constructed in only 190 days and completed just in time for the ...
One of the most eccentric parks in London, Crystal Palace Park is a huge Grade II listed expanse of green that’s dotted with a whole host of weird and wonderful features, which range from the ...
Crystal Palace, which sits on the borders of five south London boroughs and is named after Joseph Paxton’s Great Exhibition building relocated there in 1854 (now long gone after it burnt down in ...
Between May and October 1851, The Great Exhibition attracted about 40,000 daily visitors, for a total of six million guests. Following the conclusion of the Exhibition, the Crystal Palace was ...
The Crystal Palace was originally constructed for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, in central London, before being dismantled and rebuilt in south-east London in 1854, where it remained until it ...
New research has solved the mystery of how the Crystal Palace in London, which at the time was the world’s largest building, was constructed in only 190 days and completed just in time for ...