ID: 700002861 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002861	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Crystal Palace (exhibition buildings; Joseph Paxton (English horticulturist, gardener, and builder...; 1851; Gotha (Thüringen, Deutschland, Europe, World, Top of the ...;)

Note: A massive exhibition pavillion covering over 990,000 square feet (92,000 m) of exhibition space, the Crystal Palace was created out of cast-iron and cast plate-glass to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Because of the recent invention of the cast plate glass method in 1848, it was, at the time, the largest amount of glass ever seen that did not require interior lighting. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet (564 m) long, with an interior height of 128 feet (39 m). Here, visitors marveled at more than 14,000 exhibitors of the latest inventions and the cutting edge of technology, the least of which was the structure itself. After the exhibition was over, it was rebuilt on Penge Peak next to Sydenham Hill, where it remained from 1854 until it was detroyed by fire in 1936. Located in: London, England, United Kingdom

Titles:

Crystal Palace (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

exhibition building [300005748] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>)

palace [300005734]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, residential structures, dwellings, houses, <houses by occupants>, official residences)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1851

Creator Display:

Joseph Paxton (English horticulturist, gardener, and builder, 1803-1865) [preferred,VP]

Creator: unavailable [,BWR]

architect Paxton, Joseph (English horticulturist, gardener, and builder, 1803-1865) [500032820]

unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Other: Destroyed: Bromley [7026510] (Geographic)

Other: Original: London [7011781] (Geographic)

Display Materials: cast iron, wood, glass

	cast iron [300011004]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: Main building: 1,851 feet (length) x 408 feet (width); central transept: 128 feet (height), total area: 990,000 square feet

Cultures:

British (preferred)

English

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Victorian [300021232] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European regional styles and movements>, <modern British styles and movements>, <modern British styles by reign>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Specific Subjects:

	exhibition building [300005748]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: recreational and entertainment structures

Sources and Contributors:
Crystal Palace	........ [JPGM,VP,BWR]
	........ Grove Art Online (2008-) "Crystal Palace," accessed 20 May 2015
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3755628

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM,BWR]

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3755628

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3755628

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 9746

....................... Grove Art Online (2008-) ""Crystal Palace," accessed 20 May 2015

....................... BWR-05 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... ARTstor: UCSD (2010-)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... ArchINFORM online (1999-) "Crystal Palace," accessed 28 May 2015
	..... BWR database (2010-) BWR3755628