Conception
The huge, modular, iron, wood and glass, structure was originally erected in Hyde Park in … See more

Relocation and redesign
The life of the Great Exhibition was limited to six months, after which something had to be decided on the future of the Crystal Palace building. … See more

On the evening of 30 November 1936, Sir Henry Buckland was walking his dog near the Palace with his daughter Crystal, named after the building, when they noticed a red glow … See more

• Alexandra Palace, a surviving similar Victorian-era exhibition hall in north London.
• Crystal Palace circuit, a motor racing circuit built within the grounds
• New York Crystal Palace, directly inspired by The … See more

The Great Exhibition was opened on 1 May 1851 by Queen Victoria. It was the first of the World's fair exhibitions of culture and industry. There were some 100,000 objects, … See more

All that was left standing after the fire were the two water towers and a section of the north end of the main nave which was too badly damaged to be … See more

After a visit to London as a tourist during the Expedition of 1862, Fyodor Dostoevsky made reference to the Palace in his travelogue " See more