Crystal Palace
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United Kingdom
- The Crystal PalaceThe Crystal PalaceThe Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace's of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in...
, an 1851 building in south London destroyed by fire in 1936- The Great ExhibitionThe Great ExhibitionThe Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October...
, the event the building was built for, sometimes also known as Crystal Palace
- The Great Exhibition
- Crystal Palace, LondonCrystal Palace, LondonCrystal Palace is a residential area in south London, England named from the former local landmark, The Crystal Palace, which occupied the area from 1854 to 1936. The area is located approximately 8 miles south east of Charing Cross, and offers impressive views over the capital...
, an area of south London, England, around the location of the former Crystal Palace- Crystal Palace National Sports CentreCrystal Palace National Sports CentreThe National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
- Crystal Palace transmitting station
- The area receiving terrestrial television signals from the above and the Croydon TransmitterCroydon TransmitterThe Croydon transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on Beulah Hill in Upper Norwood, London, England , in the London Borough of Croydon, owned by Arqiva. It was founded in 1955 and initially used a small lattice tower...
- The Crystal Palace Triangle (or Upper Norwood Triangle), shopping streets in the northwest corner of the London Borough of CroydonLondon Borough of CroydonThe London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the largest London borough by population. It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name...
- The Crystal Palace District of the London Borough of LambethLondon Borough of LambethThe London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
- A ward of the London Borough of BromleyLondon Borough of BromleyThe London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
- Crystal Palace Park, the grounds to which the Crystal Palace was relocated; a remnant of Penge CommonPenge CommonPenge Common was an area of north east Surrey and north west Kent which now forms part of London, England; covering most of Penge, all of Anerley, and parts of surrounding suburbs including South Norwood...
- The Crystal Palace DinosaursCrystal Palace DinosaursThe Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, also known as Dinosaur Court, are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and extinct mammals located in Crystal Palace, London. Commissioned in 1852 and unveiled in 1854, they were the first dinosaur sculptures in the world, pre-dating the publication of Charles Darwin's...
in the park
- The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
- Crystal Palace Park Cricket GroundCrystal Palace Park Cricket GroundCrystal Palace Park was a cricket ground in Crystal Palace, London . Located in the shadow of The Crystal Palace, the ground was established on June 3, 1857. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1864, when Kent played Nottinghamshire in the grounds first first-class match. Kent next at...
, a former cricket ground in London - Crystal Palace F.C.Crystal Palace F.C.Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, a football club based at Selhurst Park in London - Crystal Palace F.C. (1861) a defunct, separate football club, one of the most prominent clubs in the early days of the sport
- Crystal Palace L.F.C.Crystal Palace L.F.C.Crystal Palace Ladies Football Club is a football club based in south-east London and playing in the South East Combination Women's Football League, The club known as the "Eagles" branches off from Crystal Palace F.C., the men's equivalent. The Ladies' team usually plays in the same kits as the men...
, a ladies' football club based at Church Road in Whyteleafe - An area that was for the purposes of Social Security administered from London SE25
- Crystal Palace railway stationCrystal Palace railway stationCrystal Palace railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It is located in the Anerley area between the town centres of Crystal Palace and Penge...
- Crystal Palace (circuit)Crystal Palace (circuit)Crystal Palace circuit was a motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace, London, England. The circuit was located within Crystal Palace park. The route of the track can still be seen on maps providing access to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre that is also located in the park.- History :The...
, a motor racing circuit - A fictional palace in the Victorian novel The Young VisitersThe Young VisitersThe Young Visiters or Mister Salteena's Plan is a 1919 novel by Daisy Ashford. Ashford wrote the novel at the age of nine, in 1890, in an exercise book. Full of spelling mistakes, each chapter was also written as a single paragraph...
by Daisy Ashford - Crystal Palace pneumatic railwayCrystal Palace pneumatic railwayThe Crystal Palace pneumatic railway was an experimental atmospheric railway constructed near Crystal Palace Park in South London c.1864.-History:...
, an experimental atmospheric railway situated near the Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
- Crystal Palace (basketball), a basketball team competing in the British Basketball League
Germany
- Glaspalast (Munich)Glaspalast (Munich)The Glaspalast was a glass and iron exhibition building in Munich modeled after The Crystal Palace in London. The Glaspalast opened for the Erste Allgemeine Deutsche Industrieausstellung on July 15, 1854.-Construction:The Glaspalast was ordered by Maximilian II, King of Bavaria, built by MAN AG...
, a building in Munich, Germany, resembling the British building - Glaspalast (Sindelfingen), an indoor sporting arena in Sindelfingen, Germany
Other
- GlaspaleisGlaspaleisThe Glaspaleis is a modernist building in Heerlen, Netherlands, built in 1935. Formerly a fashion house and department store, Schunck, it is now the cultural centre of the city...
, a 1935 former fashion house and department store in Heerlen, The Netherlands - The Palacio de Cristal in the Parque del Buen RetiroParque del Buen RetiroThe Buen Retiro Park is the largest park of the city of Madrid, Spain...
located in Madrid, Spain, was built in 1887 for the Great Exhibition of the Philippine Islands which took place the same year - Crystal Palace (building), one of the tallest buildings in Italy (110 meters tall), located in Brescia
- Crystal Palace, LjubljanaCrystal Palace, LjubljanaCrystal Palace is a skyscraper in Ljubljana, Slovenia, situated within the BTC City shopping centre in Nove Jarše district in the northwestern part of the city...
Brazil
- A building inspired by the Crystal Palace exists in PetrópolisPetrópolisPetrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....
, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Canada
- Palais Crystal PalacePalais Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace is an indoor amusement park adjacent to the Champlain Place shopping mall in the city of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada near Moncton...
, an indoor amusement park in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada - Crystal Palace BarracksCrystal Palace BarracksThe Crystal Palace Barracks in London, Ontario was the site of the Provincial Exhibition in 1861. The site was chosen at the north end of the military garrison grounds at Wellington Street and Central Avenue. In 1867, the military built an octagonal Crystal Palace, an eight sided white brick...
London, Ontario, Canada: Western Fair building 1867 - Crystal Palace (Montreal)Crystal Palace (Montreal)The Crystal Palace was an exhibition hall built for the Montreal Industrial Exhibition of 1860, originally located at the foot of Victoria Street between St. Catherine and Cathcart Streets. It was used for temporary exhibitions, and in winter, housed an ice skating rink.-Construction:The building...
exhibition building opened in 1860 in Montreal
United States
- The New York Crystal PalaceNew York Crystal PalaceNew York Crystal Palace was an exhibition building constructed for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City in 1853, which was under the presidency of Mayor Jacob Aaron Westervelt...
in New York, USA, a 1853 exhibition building, modeled after the London Crystal Palace - The Buck Owens Crystal PalaceBuck Owens Crystal PalaceBuck Owens Crystal Palace is a music hall located in Bakersfield, California. It was constructed by Buck Owens, and was opened in 1996. Primarily it is a performance venue for country western music, although other music genres have been heard there...
night club, museum (1929–2006), and restaurant in Bakersfield, California, USA - Pythian Castle LodgePythian Castle LodgeThe Pythian Castle Lodge, also known as Crystal Palace, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988....
, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, also known as Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace Baltimore, a professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland and affiliated with the modern Crystal Palace F.C.
- Crystal CathedralCrystal CathedralThe Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant Christian church building in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California, United States. It is the headquarters and principal place of worship for Crystal Cathedral Ministries, a church founded in 1955 by Robert H. Schuller and affiliated with the...
, a Protestant church in Garden Grove, California
Japan
- RokumeikanRokumeikanThe was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which was to become a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by Josiah Conder, a prominent Western architect...
, pavilion in Tokyo, existent from 1883–1941, and often called Crystal Palace in English
Other usage
- Crystal Palace, one of two space stations in Entropia UniverseEntropia UniverseEntropia Universe is a massively multiplayer online virtual universe designed by the Swedish software company MindArk, based in Gothenburg. Entropia uses a micropayment business model, in which players may buy in-game currency with real money that can be redeemed back into real world funds at a...
- The Crystal Palace (novel)The Crystal Palace (novel)The Crystal Palace is the second novel in "The Book of Elementals" series by Phyllis Eisenstein. The Crystal Palace was originally released in 1988 as a mass-market paperback from Signet...
, a 1988 fantasy novel by Phyllis Eisenstein