Palace · England · Demolished
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace was a vast modular cast-iron and plate-glass exhibition building first erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was a long, rectangular hall with a high central barrel-vaulted transept, upper galleries and side wings, notable for its huge area of glazing and prefabricated iron framework.
First raised
1851
Its prime
1851
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1851
The shape it held in its prime.
A vast, low-lying rectangular mass of repeating cast-iron bays and thousands of identical rectangular glass panes, its long façade punctuated by regular arched vertical divisions and a taller central barrel-vaulted transept with an ornamental pediment and flying flag. The roof used ridge-and-furrow glazing units; iron ribs and mullions form a clear skeletal grid holding pale, almost translucent glass. The building sits on a broad lawn in the park, dwarfing strolling visitors and carriages.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1851.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at The Crystal Palace — including 4 interiors: main exhibition gallery (interior), central barrel-vaulted transept (interior), upper gallery balcony (interior) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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