Crystal Palace


noun
  1. a structure of prefabricated iron units, glass, and wood, built in London to house the Exhibition of 1851: destroyed by fire 1936.

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How to use Crystal Palace in a sentence

  • Features include a glass cupola designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, who also created the Crystal Palace in London.

  • There are flower-beds which need not blush to be compared with Kew or the Crystal Palace.

    Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
  • Double the population of Hannibal visited the Crystal Palace in one day!

  • She slept a great deal, and was fed constantly and her Crystal Palace was like a little hothouse.

    The Incubator Baby | Ellis Parker Butler
  • The sun was at the noon causing the glass roof of the distant Crystal Palace to gleam.

    The Invasion | William Le Queux
  • From the terrace in front of the Crystal Palace his guns can sweep the whole range of southern suburbs.

    The Invasion | William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

noun
  1. a building of glass and iron designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Erected in Hyde Park, London, it was moved to Sydenham (1852–53): destroyed by fire in 1936

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Cultural definitions for Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

A great exhibition hall built in London, England, in the middle of the nineteenth century. It was one of the first prefabricated buildings and one of the first buildings with large expanses of glass wall.

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