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[[Image:Cpal lastprom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Last Promenade at the Crystal Palace" 1852. Note the tree completely enclosed by the Palace structure]] | |||
The '''Crystal Palace''' was built to house the [[Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations]] in [[Hyde Park]], [[London]], in 1851. After the Exhibition, it was moved and expanded and rebuilt on [[Sydenham]] Hill overlooking London, where it enjoyed a second life from 1854 until its destruction in a horrific fire in 1936. | The '''Crystal Palace''' was built to house the [[Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations]] in [[Hyde Park]], [[London]], in 1851. After the Exhibition, it was moved and expanded and rebuilt on [[Sydenham]] Hill overlooking London, where it enjoyed a second life from 1854 until its destruction in a horrific fire in 1936. | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 3 June 2007
The Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in Hyde Park, London, in 1851. After the Exhibition, it was moved and expanded and rebuilt on Sydenham Hill overlooking London, where it enjoyed a second life from 1854 until its destruction in a horrific fire in 1936.