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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...
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Jul 27, 2004 · The Crystal Palace was a huge glass and iron structure originally built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition held in London's Hyde Park. Prince Albert, head of the Society of Arts, had the...
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At the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition in London's Hyde Park from 1 May until 15 October 1851. It was designed by Joseph Paxton in just 10 days, and incorporated 10 million feet of glass. The newly opened railway network allowed materials and men to be brought in from all over the country, cutting the time it took to build. The ...
In 1852 it was agreed that Hyde Park should be returned to its original state, but that Crystal Palace should be preserved. The entire structure was moved to Sydenham Hill in south-east London and surrounded by vast gardens designed by Edward Milner. The result was a 19th-century antecedent of Las Vegas. The grounds included a series of magnificent...
Not at all. The Crystal Palace was a magnificent and exciting example of contemporary architecture designed to celebrate the achievements of British innovation. Besides, the Victorians didn't need any more greenhouses - they already had plenty. Syon Park is the west London home of the Duke of Northumberland, whose Great Conservatory inspired Paxton...
Yes: just look at Nicholas Grimshaw's dazzling Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo Station in London. He was also responsible for the massive conservatories at the Eden Project in Bodelva, Cornwall, built in an abandoned china-clay pit. The main attractions are the two giant Teflon-glazed, bubble-like conservatories - the Humid Tropics Biome and the Warm...
Not at all. The Tradgardsforeningen in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a 19th-century garden planted alongside the city moat and is one of the city's most attractive parks. It boasts a large Palm House designed as a reduced-size copy of London's Crystal Palace and a Butterfly House which contains butterflies from Asia and the Americas. Spain also has a copy...
For some really glittering interior design, the Salle des Glaces at the Château de Versailles can't be beaten. At 75m long, this ballroom sports 17 huge mirrors on one side and an equal number of windows on the other, looking out on to the gardens. The ceiling drips with crystal chandeliers. Paris itself is crammed with all things crystalline: one ...
The Vilar Floral Hall in Covent Garden, London, is a pretty good bet. This beautiful building has a wonderful glass roof and façade, a wall of mirrors at one end, and much of the interior is also furnished in glass. It used to be the Covent Garden Flower Market. Following its recent restoration, it is now attached to the Royal Opera House.
The glass factories on the Venetian island of Murano are good places to find interesting and unusual glass in almost any form imaginable. Also of interest is the Museo Vetraio on Murano which features pieces dating back to the 1st century and examples of Murano glass from the 15th century. While you're in Italy, the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele in M...
In both Switzerland and Canada you can take a trip on a train which has been converted to give you the best view of the breathtaking mountain panoramas. The Swiss Travel System offers eight different routes covering the country from end to end, all of which have glass viewing carriages through which you can enjoy the fantastic alpine views. In Cana...
The Crystal Palace was first erected in Hyde Park in 1850-51 to house the world's first international trade fair, the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Exhibition's origins lay in the national exhibitions of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and particularly in the Paris Exposition of 1849.
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.
