It was one of Britain's greatest ever structures, constructed in London's Hyde Park in just 190 days between 1850 and 1851 - in time for Prince Albert's Great Exhibition.

And the sparkling Crystal Palace, which had housed the wonders of the age, was shifted to south London, where it gave its name to a whole neighbourhood. The Great Exhibition’s legacy is immense.

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 ...

Between May and October 1851, The Great Exhibition attracted about 40,000 daily visitors, for a total of six million guests. Following the conclusion of the Exhibition, the Crystal Palace was ...

The Crystal Palace was constructed as a centerpiece for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Completed just in time for the start of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was a powerful symbol of Victorian Britain’s industrial might.

Crystal Palace during the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. Work on Crystal Palace began on August 1, 1850 and, defying skeptics, Joseph Paxton completed the magnificent structure just in time for ...

London's Great Exhibition of 1851 attracted some 6 million people eager to experience more than 14,000 exhibitors showcasing 19th-century marvels of technology and engineering. The event took ...

Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) History Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. `What is to become of the Crystal Palace?' The Crystal Palace after 1851 / Sarah Victoria Turner -- 2.

Joe Prince-Wright explores the connection between Crystal Palace Football Club and the original Crystal Palace that hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London. Our ‘Ever Wonder’ series ...

New research has solved the mystery of how the Crystal Palace in London, which at the time was the world’s largest building, was constructed in only 190 days and completed just in time for the ...