The Crimean War took place between October 1853 and March 1856, and was fought between a coalition of the British, French, Ottoman Empire and Sardinia against the Russian Empire.
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It contained fountains, statues from around the world, specimens of trees, shrubs, and full size models of prehistoric animals.Īfter being put to a variety of uses in the years that followed, the building was finally destroyed by fire on the 30th November 1936. Very little evidence remains of building except the foundations and stonework.įrench and British soldiers spend time together outside Sevatapol during the Crimean War in 1854 It was reopened in 1854 by Queen Victoria. In the summer of 1852 a new site was found for the now redesigned Crystal Palace on Sydenham Hill in south east London and reconstruction began. When, after six months, the Great Exhibition closed its doors over six million people had visited it. The Crystal Palace was originally created by Joseph Paxton to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations that was staged in Hyde Park, London in 1851. They are still amazing to look at today so you can imagine what it would have been like 150 years ago.' They were the Victorian version of virtual reality and almost overnight the likes of Queen Victoria became very real to people all over the world. 'You needed a hand held stereoscopic viewer to look at these. The Crystal Palace at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The palace was originally created by Joseph Paxton to house the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations that was staged in Hyde Park, London in 1851
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