Crystal Palace Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:dissolved 1911
gptkbp:founded construction of the Crystal Palace
gptkbp:foundedIn 1852
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sydenham,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crystal Palace Company
gptkbp:industry property management
exhibition management
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Leo_Schuster
gptkb:Samuel_Laing
gptkb:Sir_Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:legacy influenced development of public parks and exhibition spaces in London
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:notableEvent Crystal Palace fire 1936 (building destroyed after company dissolved)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Park
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Crystal_Palace_at_Sydenham
gptkbp:publiclyTraded yes
gptkbp:purpose to purchase, re-erect, and manage the Crystal Palace after the Great Exhibition of 1851
gptkbp:sharesIssued £500,000 in shares
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5