. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. THE BUILDING IOH. THE EXHIBITION OF THE INnUSTllY OF ALL NATIONS, 1851, This building was stated to liave been suggested to the Society of Arts in .Tune 1845 byIlls Royal Highness Prince Albert, and it was not long ere the plan for its adoption wasdeveloped. The public quickly responded to an appeal by subscribing 75,000/. to enablethe commissioners to erect a suitable building, to be conijileted by the 1st of INIuy 1851;the site being granted by He
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. THE BUILDING IOH. THE EXHIBITION OF THE INnUSTllY OF ALL NATIONS, 1851, This building was stated to liave been suggested to the Society of Arts in .Tune 1845 byIlls Royal Highness Prince Albert, and it was not long ere the plan for its adoption wasdeveloped. The public quickly responded to an appeal by subscribing 75,000/. to enablethe commissioners to erect a suitable building, to be conijileted by the 1st of INIuy 1851;the site being granted by Her INLijesty, on the south side of Hyde Park ; and allthat was required of the exhibitors \ias, to deliver their various specimens of art and Chap. IV. PRINCIPLES OF PROPORTION. IC63 niamifacture at the building which would be provitleil for them. Mr. Puxton, aftei boineotIicT designs had been set aside, submitted a design composed chiefly of glass and iron,whicli Messrs. Fox, Henderson, & Co. toiidcred to construct for 79,800/. Tliis was imme-diately carried into etTect. rriinninqxnru 11 II Tl I I M
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