The crystal palace

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crystal palace - 1851

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Joseph Paxton (1803 – 1865) | Crystal Palace | 1854 (destroyed 1936) | London, England

Cyrstal Palace Exhibition Building, London, constructed of cast iron & plate glass - 1854 to it's distruction by fire in 1936

Joseph Paxton (1803 – 1865) | Crystal Palace | 1854 (destroyed 1936) | London, England

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Crystal/ironwork pavilion, Madrid's El Retiro

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The Palacio de Cristal ("Glass Palace") also known as Crystal Palace, is a 19th century conservatory located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain.

Crystal Palace

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Remains of the original Crystal Palace Gardens. The main building was re-erected here from Hyde Park after the Great Exhibition of 1851. That and the gardens remained popular until destroyed by fire in 1936.