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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 Great Exhibition of 1851 - an event showcasing sculptures, machinery ...
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Great Exhibition plate - 1851
Architect and gardener Joseph Paxton, designed the exhibition building which was made of glass, iron and timber. The seemingly fragile structure was nicknamed 'The Crystal Palace' by the satirical ...
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The Exhibition Palace of 1862.
The building will be made suitable for permanently remaining on the site and will in every way outshine the Crystal Palace of 1861 ... collections of the Exhibition, and the publicity thus ...