Things to do in Crystal Palace London

The Crystal Palace was constructed of iron and glass – so how and why did it burn down? When fire struck the Crystal Palace on 30 November 1936, years of wear and tear, and lack of finance to repair it, had left it in poor condition.Sep 18, 2007

The Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Crystal Palace was located at the southern end of Hyde Park in central London. The map below, produced by James Cross in 1851 for visitors to the Great Exhibition, shows Hyde Park on the left hand side of the map, with the Crystal Palace itself marked in pink below the Serpentine River.Nov 2, 2011

Crystal Palace is an area in South London, England, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854 until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. Wikipedia

Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace, London SE19 2EL, UK