Egyptian Court at Crystal Palace. Scaffolding erected for the painting of the Colossi of Abu Simbel,displayed in the Egyptian Court at Crystal Palace. This photograph was taken during the reconstruction and enlargement of Crystal Palace at Sydenham in south London. Crystal Palace,a large exhibition hall constructed from plate glass and cast iron,had originally been built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The reconstructed building was destroyed by fire in 1936. This photograph,part of a series by Philip Henry Delamotte,is from 'Photographic Views of the Progress of the Crystal Palace,Sydenham' (1855). For an earlier view,see C016/7987 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
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