The Crystal Palace was originally erected in Hyde Park, central London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Afterwards, it was taken apart and re-constructed in a slightly new form in south London, where it stood until burning down in the 1930s. These photographs come from that reconstruction. By Philip Henry Delamotte, 1854.
The Crystal Palace in its new grounds. Source
The reconstruction site. Source
Workers taking a dinner [lunch] break. Source
An artisan painting one of the statues in the Egyptian Court. Source
Statues in state in the Egyptian Court. Source
The Great Nave. Source
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Queen Victoria at the re-opening ceremonies, 1854. Source
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