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Crystal Palace

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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. In 1941 its demolition was completed because it served as a guide to enemy bombing planes. The building was constructed of iron, glass, and laminated wood. One of the most significant examples of 19th-century, proto-modern architecture, it was widely imitated in Europe and America. Author not avai... Read more
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Gtr. London, district named from the spectacular building, originally...that year and destroyed by fire in 1936. The structure was first dubbed Crystal Palace by the magazine Punch on account of its large areas of glass. Read more
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park...for the duke of Devonshire—a vast glass conservatory, dubbed the Crystal Palace by Punch . In 1852 the building was removed to Sydenham, where it was... Read more

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