The Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park and moved in an enlarged ver
The Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park and moved in an enlarged version three years later to a permanent location in southern London. The main building was 564m long and 139m wide, with a maximum interior height of 39 meters. It was completely destroyed by fire on November 30, 1936 - a disaster which left only the two water towers standing. One was demolished shortly after because of concerns over its structural integrity, while the other (visible in this photo) was brought down in 1941. -- source link
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