Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Artist: Philip Henry Delamotte

Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Artist: Philip Henry Delamotte

1-632-458 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was a prefabricated cast iron and glass building erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. After the exhibition closed, the structure was moved to Sydenham, where it continued to attract many visitors until it was destroyed by a fire in 1936.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Philip Henry Delamotte, attributed to: British, English: Artist, photographer, painter, author
People Related
  1. Sir Joseph Paxton: British: Architect, gardener

Medium
  1. Photograph

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London Bromley Sydenham

  1. 51 25 00 N , 000 03 00 W

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Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3799x4596
File Size : 51,153kb


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  1. 61530
  1. 0600000084
  1. 1-632-458
  1. 1632458
  1. 61530

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