One of the most iconic and groundbreaking buildings of the Victorian era was undoubtedly the Crystal Palace. Erected in 1851 in Hyde Park, London, the impressive structure was designed by architect Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition. The design of the Crystal Palace as one huge glass construction was based on the greenhouses that Paxton had previously designed and built for the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. When Paxton’s designs were officially accepted by the building committee of the Royal Commission on 15 July 1850, the construction of the Crystal Palace was set in motion.
The Great Exhibition of the
