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30 July 2013
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15 December 2023
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Situated about ten miles south of central London, Crystal Palace, formerly known as Sydenham Hill, derives its name from the huge glass conservatory erected on the site in 1854, having originally been constructed in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Situated about ten miles south of central London, Crystal Palace, formerly known as Sydenham Hill, derives its name from the huge glass conservatory erected on the site in 1854, having originally been constructed in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.