“Ironically, Joseph Whitworth was awarded a Council Medal for his displays at the exhibition inside the Crystal Palace, but his important role in the construction of the building itself hasn’t ...

The Crystal Palace was a huge exhibition building constructed in London's Hyde Park between 1850 and 1851. It hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851 - an event showcasing sculptures, machinery ...

Architect and gardener Joseph Paxton, designed the exhibition building which was made of glass, iron and timber. The seemingly fragile structure was nicknamed 'The Crystal Palace' by the satirical ...

New York's Crystal ... the Great Exhibition, its nickname (derived from Punch magazine referring to it as a "palace of very crystal") would only become official when the building reopened in ...

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