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 ...

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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.