Great Exhibition and Crystal Palace multicoloured plaque

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Standing in Hyde Park today, it's almost impossible to imagine the magnificent glass palace that once dominated this space in 1851, hosting the Great Exhibition - the world's first international exhibition of manufactured products. The Crystal Palace, as it became known, was a revolutionary structur...

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Hyde Park

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British Isles & Empire exhibitors 7381 Foreign exhibitors 6556 Number of exhibits over 100,000 Duration of the exhibition 5 ½ months Visitors 6,039,205 Cheapest ticket 1 shilling