no it was constructed of glass wood and cast iron. It was used as a great exhibition hall and held many innovations of the industrial revolution.
The Crystal Palace was built specifically to house the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of 1851.
It wasn't. The building known as the Crystal Palace was built to house some of the exhibits of the Great Exhibition in 1851.
The great Exhibition took place in the Crystal Palace in 1851.
Prince Albert was the driving force behind it. Paxton designed it for the Great Exhibition of 1851
If you mean Crystal Palace, it was designed by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition.
1872
To house the Great Exhibition of 1851
The original Crystal Palace was a very large building covered in glass, built for the Great Exhibition of 1951. It was destroyed by fire in 1936.
Prince Albert
To hold the Great Exhibition of 1851
1851 Great Exhibition in London ( the Crystal Palace Exhibition I believe)