Public exhibitions and expositions that introduced new architectural ideas to a wide audience: the Great Exhibition and the Crystal Palace that housed it, and exhibitions such as the show that gave the International Style its name. Belongs here: any milestone centered on a public exhibition, exposition or similarly public-facing architectural event. Does not belong here: the founding of the institution that organized an exhibition, grouped under institutional, school and program foundings.
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The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.
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