CRYSTAL See also: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
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
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 (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
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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