The original Crystal Palace: How the building was made in 190 days
The Crystal Palace was a huge exhibition building constructed in London's Hyde Park between 1850 and 1851. It hosted the ...
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Crystal Palace: Plans to restore ornate Victorian subway approved
Getty Images The palace was originally built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition in 1851 but was subsequently moved to what is now Crystal Palace Park The Grade-II* listed subway, which is ...
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Great Exhibition plate - 1851
On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition ... The seemingly fragile structure was nicknamed 'The Crystal Palace' by the satirical magazine Punch. In this print, the two naves ...