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The opening by Queen Victoria of the Industrial Palace in Hyde Park, May 1st 1851. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the 'Works of the Industry of all Nations'. It was housed in the purpose-built Crystal Palace, the first large-scale prefabricated ferrovitreous (iron and glass) structure, designed by the landscape designer, Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of the building, easier and quicker.
Unique Identifier
AR9401951
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
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4874px × 3696px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
ALBERT
ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT
Architecture
Britain
British
BRITISH EMPIRE
building
BUILDINGS
Ceremony
City of Westminster
color
Crowd
CRYSTAL PALACE
cultural event
EMPRESS OF INDIA
England
event
Exhibition
Great Exhibition 1851
Historica Graphica Collection
hyde park
Industry
LOCATION
London
MONARCH
NINETEENTH CENTURY
OPENING
OPENING CEREMONY
Palace
Park
People
prefabricated
PRINCE ALBERT
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
PRINCE CONSORT
QUEEN
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
QUEEN VICTORIA
RED CARPET
royal
royal event
Royalty
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
SOVEREIGN
TGN
Throne
TRADE
VICTORIA
WESTMINSTER