Antique c1851 steel engraving of The Crystal Palace for the Grand International Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace's 990,000 square feet (92,000 m2) of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in the Industrial Revolution.


SOURCE: Original steel plate engraving.


Size: 6422px × 3501px
Photo credit: © Old Paper Studios / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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