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20 de jun. de 2024 · Los visitantes a la Exposición Mundial de Londres en el verano de 1851, se quedaban boquiabiertos cuando entraban en Hyde Park por primera vez, presentándose imponente frente a ellos el edificio de la Exposición Universal, conocido como «Crystal Palace» – Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations -.
Hace 5 días · The Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton, was a remarkable construction of prefabricated parts. It was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
2 de jul. de 2024 · The Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton at the Great Exhibition of 1851 was an early example of iron and plate glass construction, followed in 1864 by the first glass and metal curtain wall. These developments together led to the first steel-framed skyscraper, the ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built in 1884 by William Le ...
28 de jun. de 2024 · Designed by Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865), the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet (564 m) long, with an interior height of 128 feet (39 m), and was three times the size of St Paul’s Cathedral.” (Wikipedia) Wikimedia Commons: “The Rush of Green or The Bowater House Group or The Pan Statue, 1959, by Jacob ...
26 de jun. de 2024 · Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, it measured 617 yards in length, with an interior height of 128 feet. Soon after, this remarkable structure was dismantled and re-erected at the top of Penge Peak next to Sydenham Hill, opening in 1854.
21 de jun. de 2024 · The 105 acre garden within 1,000 acre park on the banks of the River Derwent, was designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1760s. Then Joseph Paxton worked his magic; Emperor Fountain, Canal Pond and Great Conservatory.
14 de jun. de 2024 · This walking tour starts off-site and will explore the neighbourhood of the V&A, its buildings, and their history before heading to V&A South Kensington. The V&A famously traces its origins to the 1851 Great Exhibition held in Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace.
