Watch Deborah Miller's appraisal of an 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition table cover, in Junk in the Trunk 4, Part 1. Aired: 12/01/14 Rating: TV-G ...

To answer the question of what the Crystal Palace is, we actually have to go way back and answer the question of what the Crystal Palace was.Back in 1851, London hosted the Great Exhibition, also ...

Between May and October 1851, The Great Exhibition attracted about 40,000 daily visitors, for a total of six million guests. Following the conclusion of the Exhibition, the Crystal Palace was ...

Joe Prince-Wright explores the connection between Crystal Palace Football Club and the original Crystal Palace that hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London. Our ‘Ever Wonder’ series ...

The Great Exhibition of Crystal Palace in May 1851 triggered the first Dinomania, including some dinosaurs inspired nightmares, in history. Newsletters Amazon Prime Day Share a News Tip.

On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition. By the time it closed on October 15 it had attracted more than six million people, nearly a third of the population.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 6 No. 19 (January 1851), p. 149 doi:10.1038 ...

Plans have been drawn up to build an exact 900,000 sq ft replica of the Victorian Crystal Palace, which housed a 19th century exhibition displaying the might and riches of the British Empire.

1803: Joseph Paxton is born in Milton Bryan, England. His career will take him from garden boy to gardener to landscape designer to architect-engineer of the largest glass buildings of his day ...

Object Details maker Peyton & Iles Description Souvenir pincushion commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Center depicts the exterior of the Crystal Palace; ...