The finished Crystal Palace earned Paxton worldwide acclaim and a knighthood from Queen Victoria. Once the exhibition had ended, the entire structure was relocated to the affluent suburb of Sydenham.

It was 183 years ago today when Queen Victoria survived the first of two consecutive assassination attempts in London. As the queen returned to Buckingham Palace on May 29, 1842, a young man named ...

Due to the "Kensington System," a young Queen Victoria was effectively held "prisoner" inside Kensington Palace, the Express ...

Pepa London was given access to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, a treasure trove of some 10,000 items dating from the ...

As is well-known, it originated from the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, where the Crystal Palace was constructed by Sir Joseph Paxton. When the Exhibition was closed, this “blazing arch ...

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.

A palace made of glass? In 1851, London unveiled a structure unlike anything the world had seen before - The Crystal Palace. Explore how it set the stage for modern architecture and innovation!

No trains will run between London Bridge and East Croydon or Crystal Palace via Sydenham all weekend. Replacement buses will run between London Bridge, New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace.

Built in 1850, the Crystal Palace was first located in London’s Hyde Park, where it housed the Great Exhibition of 1851.

The King and Queen will be on a platform on the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, with other members of the royal family expected to make an appearance on the Palace balcony ...

The entire spectacle lasted less than an hour, yet the royal visit was the pinnacle in the short-lived history of Oak Bay’s ...