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 ...

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 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.

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 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 ...

Image: public domain. As many know, the south London neighbourhood of Crystal Palace gets its name from Joseph Paxton's great glass greenhouse, which was moved here following 1851's Great ...

The shortlist for the estimated £1.2 million contract was not disclosed. Crystal Palace Park, which was completed in the 1850s to designs by Joseph Paxton, fell into a state of disrepair after the ...