The Crystal Palace was an iron and glass structure built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first of the World's Fairs. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet long, with an interior height of 128 feet, and was three times the size of St Paul's Cathedral. There is a football club, Crystal Palace F.C., in South London, that takes tts name from the structure. The structure was destroyed on November 30, 1936, by a fire that began as a small office fire.
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Crystal Palace
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Craftsman houses
A Craftsman house is a popular American home style that emerged from the
American Craftsman movement of the turn of the 20th century, often including a central fireplace, a wide porch with columns, a low-pitched roof, wood siding, and large bay windows.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, Germany, was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
One Liberty Place is a 945-foot skyscraper in Philadelphia. Erected in 1987, it was the first building to break the unwritten rule that structures should not exceed the height of the statue of William Penn in City Hall, and the tallest in the city until 2007.
Friday, November 18, 2005
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in Basque Country, Spain, was designed by Frank Gehry. It opened in 1997 and features lots of curved surfaces. In 2007 it was chosen as one of the Twelve Treasures of Spain.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The nave is the long central part of a church where the congregation sits. Go sit in that nave, knave!
Monday, March 7, 2005
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel-arch bridge in West Virginia, built in 1977, and part of US Highway 19. For many years it was the longest steel-arch bridge in the world.
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