To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace. Image: Public domain Joseph Paxton already had form when it came to great glass ...

the five-month-long event’s crown jewel undoubtedly came from architect Joseph Paxton. At over 1,827-feet-long, the Crystal Palace was the world’s largest building at the time, and featured a ...

Designed by renowned English architect Sir Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was built in Hyde Park at a cost of £80,000 (nearly £10 million in today's money). The Crystal Palace was a huge ...

Eighteen miles and the river Thames separate the two neighbourhoods but both vie for a similar breed of buyer in the capital, ...

Designed by renowned English architect Sir Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was built in Hyde Park at a cost of £80,000 (nearly £10 million in today's money). The Crystal Palace was a huge ...

The finished Crystal Palace earned Paxton worldwide acclaim and a knighthood from Queen Victoria. Once the exhibition had ended, the entire structure was relocated to the affluent suburb of Sydenham.

The group is looking to purchase Eagle Football's 43 per cent stake in Palace, with an expected offer in excess of $200m.