Buildings and Structures

The Crystal Palace

Exhibition Building

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Architecture and Design Atlas. "The Crystal Palace." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/crystal-palace.

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Architecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). The Crystal Palace. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/crystal-palace

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@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-the-crystal-palace,
  author = {Architecture and Design Atlas},
  title = {The Crystal Palace},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/buildings/crystal-palace},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Joseph Paxton's vast iron and glass hall for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London, designed in days on the model of his greenhouse work and erected in months from prefabricated parts. It proved that iron and glass could make monumental architecture, opened the age of prefabrication, and was destroyed by fire at its Sydenham site in 1936.

Facts

Building Type

Exhibition Building 1

Location

London, England 1

Completed Year

1851 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Designed By

Joseph Paxton

Source Wikipedia: Joseph Paxton

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Britannica

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Wikipedia: Joseph Paxton

WikipediaDesigned By: Joseph Paxton, Crystal Palace design credit

Quote, Designed By: Joseph Paxton, Crystal Palace design credit

He is best known for designing the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park, London to house the Great Exhibition of 1851

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