The Crystal Palace (building)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Crystal_Palace_(building)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:building
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkbp:capacity over 14,000 exhibitors
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Football_Club
gptkb:Crystal_Palace_Park
gptkb:Crystal_Palace_railway_station
gptkbp:constructionTime 9 months
gptkbp:demolished 1936
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:fire
30 November 1936
gptkbp:exhibitionHeld gptkb:Great_Exhibition
gptkbp:feature fountains
statues
gardens
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (in the park)
gptkbp:fundedBy public subscription
gptkbp:height 39 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Crystal Palace (building)
gptkbp:influenced greenhouse design
modern exhibition halls
gptkbp:inPopularCulture referenced in art
referenced in film
referenced in literature
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Paxton's_greenhouse_at_Chatsworth
gptkbp:length 563 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hyde_Park,_London
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
cast iron
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Sydenham_Hill,_London
1854
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great_Shalimar
gptkbp:notableFor modular construction
rapid construction
iconic Victorian structure
influence on modern architecture
large glass panels
prefabricated parts
gptkbp:opened 1851
gptkbp:owner gptkb:The_Royal_Commission_for_the_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkbp:significantEvent hosted concerts
hosted exhibitions
hosted firework displays
hosted sporting events
hosted the first cat show
gptkbp:style Victorian architecture
gptkbp:width 138 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crystal_Palace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5