Title

Great Exhibition

Caption

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, 1851. Interior view of the Crystal Palace showing two visitors being shown a stand of oriental products. In the right hand front corner a man and woman admire plants in a Wardian case. 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 gardener and architect Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of the building, easier and quicker.

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07099_390003601

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25,0Mb (1,6Mb) / 11,8in x 8,2in / 3543 x 2464 (300dpi)