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The Crystal Palace and the 1851 EXPO
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NEWS PAPER
March, 14
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2021
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The 1851
The exhibition and the over 14,000 exhibits where housed in the well known Crystal Palace, the iconic iron and glass building (the larges structure on Earth at the time). There, manufacturers, scientists, engineers, artisans, and designers from alla around the world where brought to reveal their creations.
The Crystal Palace and the 1851 EXPO
In the late 1840’s, promoted by Prince Albert and some members of the Royal Academy of Arts, an international exhibition was held in London, to celebrate and encourage manufacturing and design.
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The Crystal Palace and the 1851 EXPO
OTHER INFORMATIONS
It was officially opened on the 1st May 1851 by Queen Victoria herself. Throughout the five months it opened, it was always crowded, with an estimated six million people attending from the Uk and around the world. The profit of the event was around £15 million.
It was visited by many distinguished members of society, such as photographer Philip Henry Delamotte, intellectuals and poets Victor Hugo and Théophile Gautier. And music composer Hector Berlioz. They all report the Exposition and the Crystal Palace as “such marvels that words can’t describe”. At the end of the Exposition, the Crystal Palace was relocated to Penge Place in 1852, an area of South London now known as Crystal Palace. Unfortunately, the replica was destroyed by fire in 1936.
The The Crystal Palace and the 1851 EXPO
THE STRUCTURE
The EXPO, will be remembered as the “Christal Palace Exhibition”, following the name of the building where it took place. The structure was designed by Joseph Paxton. It contained 92 square kilometers of
floorspace including its upper floor, it was about 563 meters long and 138 meters wide. In the middle of the building stood the 27 feet high Crystal Fountain, made entirely out of four tons of pink glass.