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CRYSTAL PALACE, THE

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 591 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PALACE, THE , a well-known See also:English resort, See also:standing high up in grounds just outside the See also:southern boundary of the See also:county of See also:London, in the neighbourhood of See also:Sydenham. The See also:building, chiefly of See also:iron and See also:glass, is flanked by two towers and is visible from far over the See also:metropolis. It See also:measures 16o8 ft. in length by 384 ft. across the transepts, and was opened in its See also:present site in 1854. The materials, however, were mainly those of the See also:hall set up in See also:Hyde See also:Park for the See also:Great See also:Exhibition of 1851. The designer was See also:Sir See also:Joseph See also:Paxton. In the palace there are various permanent exhibitions, while See also:special exhibitions are held from See also:time to time, also concerts, See also:winter pantomimes and other entertainments. In the extensive grounds there is See also:accommodation for all kinds of See also:games: the final tie of the Association See also:Football See also:Cup and other important football matches are played here, and there are also displays of See also:fireworks and other attractions.

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