THE BUILDING FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION
IN LONDON, 1851.
PROPOSED BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ.
F. L. S., ERECTED BY FOX, HENDERSON & Co., LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH
456 FEET, HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108
FEET, GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF
GROUND.
