The Crystal Palace - Wikipedia
The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in its 990,000-square-foot (92,000 m 2 ) exhibition space to display examples of ...
Crystal Palace | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月26日 · 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.
AD Classics: The Crystal Palace / Joseph Paxton - ArchDaily
2013年7月5日 · 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,...
Great Exhibition - Wikipedia
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.
Great Exhibition - World History Encyclopedia
2023年2月3日 · The 1851 Great Exhibition was held in the purpose-built Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, to showcase the latest developments in engineering, science, and the arts, as well as objects of cultural significance from Britain and abroad. Running from May to October, the exhibition was a huge success with more than 6 million people marvelling at ...
London - History - Crystal Palace: A History - BBC
2004年7月27日 · 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 idea...
History of the Crystal Palace (part 1)
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.
History – Crystal Palace Museum
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.
Crystal Palace Building in London – The Crystal Palace History
2023年5月25日 · From its original location in Hyde Park to its eventual destruction, the Crystal Palace’s architecture and design drew thousands of guests. At the time of its construction, it was the largest building in the world! Crystal Palace, London Exhibition (1851) by Frank Leslie; Frank Norton, Editor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Crystal Palace | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月21日 · Crystal Palace building designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and erected in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition in 1851. In 1854 it was removed to Sydenham, where, until its damage by fire in 1936, it housed a museum of sculpture, pictures, and architecture and was used for concerts.