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What is the Crystal Palace built in Britain in history?
"Crystal Palace" is an exhibition hall, which was specially designed and built for the first World Industrial Products Expo in London in 185 1. Queen Victoria organized the first World Expo in London and built the famous Crystal Palace for it.

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Located in Hyde Park, London, Crystal Palace is a representative building during the British Industrial Revolution. The building area is about 74,000 square meters, with a width of 408 feet (about 124.4 meters), a length of 185 1 foot (about 564 meters) and a height of ***5 floors. It was designed by J paxton, a British gardener, according to the way of the botanical garden greenhouse and railway station shed built at that time. Most of them were iron structures, external walls and sheds.

? "Crystal Palace" used 3,300 iron columns, 2,300 iron beams and 93,000 square meters of glass. From August 1850 to May 185 1, the total construction time is less than nine months. 1852- 1854, Crystal Palace moved to Sedenham, Kent. When it was reassembled, the original staircase in the central corridor was changed into a cylindrical vault, which together with the original longitudinal vault formed the shape of a cross vault. 1936, the whole building was destroyed by fire.

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1849, Buckingham Palace decided to hold a large-scale international exposition in 185 1 to build a temporary but magnificent exhibition hall.

1849, the British government decided to build a large temporary building on the south side of Hyde Park. In order to avoid damaging the trees in the park, the design scheme of "Crystal Palace" by Joseph Paxton, the royal gardener, was finally adopted, and the greenhouse frame glass structure was creatively applied to the architectural design, so that the trees were protected under the roof.

As a result, this venue, which originally provided exhibitions for exhibits, became the most successful exhibit of the first World Expo.

After the exhibition, the crystal was disassembled, transported to the south of London and reassembled according to a more exquisite design. It has become a place for various performances, exhibitions, concerts and other entertainment activities. 1936165438+1On the evening of October 30th, the Crystal Palace was completely destroyed by fire, and the ruins remained to 194 1 year.