No Great Exhibition of 1851

LeopoldPhilippe

Banned
The French Industrial Exhibition of 1844 had been highly successful.
Britain wanted to respond.
Prince Albert came up with the idea of a self-financing exhibition that would open its doors to the world.
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations was housed in the Crystal Palace.
Suppose there was no Great Exhibition of 1851.
 

tallthinkev

There would be an exhibition sometime between 1850 and 1860, maybe up to 1870. It will be almost impossible for Britain not to. It is 'top nation' and not to show that off would just be silly.
No exhibition in 1851 is easy to butterfly away. The palace takes longer to build, or another design is chosen?
 

LeopoldPhilippe

Banned
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held in Hyde Park in London.
The Crystal Palace was created by Joseph Paxton.
The huge structure consisted of 4,500 tons of iron framework holding almost 300,000 panes of glass.
 

LeopoldPhilippe

Banned
The Crystal Palace was completed on time and on budget.
So many tickets were sold in advance that the exhibit made a profit before it even opened.
Admission costs ranged from three guineas to one shilling, according to the date of the visit.
 

LeopoldPhilippe

Banned
May 1, 1851 was the opening day of the Great Exhibition.
A choir sang the National Anthem, before the Archbishop of Canterbury read a prayer and the choir performed Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.
The Marquis of Breadalbane declared, 'Her Majesty commands me to declare the Exhibition opened.'
 
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