The Crystal palace
The Crystal palace
Perhaps
the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal
Palace, which was built in Hyde Park of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The
Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was
made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a
lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent
to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal
of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery was not as easy
as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel
from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to Crystal Palace by
train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the
exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace
was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the
world until it was burnt down in 1936.
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