World's fair
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A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts
Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897
Interior of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, in 1851
The Yerkes great refractor telescope mounted at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
Ice Follies at the Seattle 1962 World's Fair
The Crystal Palace
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The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and
World's fair
…This fair was followed by other national exhibitions in Europe. In 1851, the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" was held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom. It was an idea of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband. The character of world fairs, or expositions, has…
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham (1854)
The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park for the Grand International Exhibition of 1851
Joseph Paxton's first sketch for the Great Exhibition Building, c. 1850, using pen and ink on blotting paper; Victoria and Albert Museum
The partial front (left) and rear (right) elevations of the Crystal Palace