Victoria's third season has been building to Prince Albert's crowning achievement, ... The structure was designed by Joseph Paxton, and heavily influenced by his interest in greenhouses.

Prince Albert had assumed the presidency of the Society of Arts, ... Joseph Paxton, whose grand-scale greenhouse architecture at Chatsworth, country seat of the Duke of Devonshire, ...

Prince Albert fears that it won’t live up to expectations, ... 1850 and, defying skeptics, Joseph Paxton completed the magnificent structure just in time for May 1, 1851, ...

Prince Albert took a close interest in architecture and oversaw a series of major building projects. ... He subscribed to the professional journal The Builder and his support for Joseph Paxton’s ...

Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s ... From May 1 to October 15 1851, the stage for the event was the Crystal Palace, an engineering marvel by architect Joseph Paxton set in London’s Hyde Park.