Plaque

Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW

Erection date: /5/2011

Inscription

Length of building: 1848 ft
Breadth of building: 408 ft
Height of building: 108 ft
The area of St Paul's Cathedral x 10
Workers: over 5000
Time to build: 9 months

The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations & Crystal Palace building
Hyde Park 1851

Site: Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW (1 memorial)

SW7, South Carriage Drive, Will to Win cafe

See the plaque at the entrance for more information about these 5 plaques.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW

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Great Exhibition

From the V&A website: "The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of a...

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Great Exhibition - Hyde Park - SW

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The Royal Parks

Manages 8 major Royal Parks covering 5,000 acres:  Bushy Park (with the Longf...

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Virginia Nimarkoh

Artist based in London.

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