Project Gutenberg 2013-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 397 Berlyn, Peter 1885 Fowler, Charles, Jr. The Crystal Palace : $b its architectural history and constructive marvels Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Crystal Palace: Its Architectural History and Constructive Marvels" by Berlyn et al. is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the architectural significance and engineering feats behind the construction of the Crystal Palace, a monumental structure that played a pivotal role in the Great Exhibition of 1851. The book discusses not only the design elements and materials used but also details the collaborative efforts involved in its creation. At the start of the book, the authors set the stage by addressing the overwhelming interest and prior discussions surrounding the Crystal Palace's architectural marvel. They express their intent to provide a thorough account of the building's design and construction from the perspective of those involved in the project. The opening sections highlight the formation of a building committee tasked with choosing a suitable site, the challenges they faced, and their decision-making process in organizing a public competition for the building's design. These preliminary remarks establish the importance of the Crystal Palace as a symbol of industrial progress and architectural innovation in the context of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) NA Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - General 473756 473943 2024-09-18T13:33:43.934966 2023-09-19T09:15:26.710069 text/html text/html 472661 2013-11-16T05:46:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21397173 2013-11-16T05:47:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21858070 2024-09-18T13:34:11.187833 application/epub+zip 21808437 2024-09-18T13:33:50.536012 application/epub+zip 221643 2024-09-18T13:33:45.988979 application/epub+zip 18779518 2024-09-18T13:34:24.891825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18707893 2024-09-18T13:34:03.458944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382826 2022-09-20T07:24:13.372368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375295 375240 2024-09-18T13:33:41.741030 2023-09-19T09:15:24.938043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375054 2013-11-16T05:46:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128444 2013-11-16T05:47:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375097 2013-11-16T05:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128373 2013-11-16T05:47:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19852 2024-09-18T13:34:25.218778 application/rdf+xml 15337 2024-09-18T13:33:46.672959 image/jpeg 3566 2024-09-18T13:33:46.360069 image/jpeg 22004586 2024-09-18T13:33:45.159008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog