[00:00.49]Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace,
[00:07.45]which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
[00:13.40]The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.
[00:21.48]It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it.
[00:29.23]A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.
[00:35.40]There was also a great deal of machinery on display.
[00:39.41]The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer.
[00:46.30]Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.
[00:56.91]On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.
[01:02.44]There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
[01:11.74]Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London.
[01:16.35]It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

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