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Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911

Festival of Empire, Crystal Palace, 1911

This postcard from 1911 shows the model buildings erected for the Festival of Empire in the grounds south of the Palace, with the ornamental fountain in the centre.

 

Map of the Crystal Palace site - Click to enlarge

Originally built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, Crystal Palace was reconstructed here in 1852 - 1854. It burned down in 1936.


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Images of Crystal Palace
 
Colossi of Abu Simbel, Crystal Palace, 1855
Colossi of Abu Simbel,
Crystal Palace, 1855
 
Plan of the Grounds, Crystal Palace, 1857
Plan of the Grounds,
Crystal Palace, 1857
 
Crystal Palace On Fire, 1936
Crystal Palace
on Fire, 1936
 
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