THE MIGHT OF INDUSTRY, THE GLORY OF
PEACE
THE CRYSTAL PALACE
SYDENHAM
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
West front exterior of the Crystal Palace
Reverse lettering
THE EXHIBITION BUILDING
(WEST FRONT VIEW)
OPENED MAY 1ST
1862
COVERS A SPACE OF 26 ACRES.LENGTH 1200 FT. WIDTH 700F!, HEIGHT 100
FT, NAVE 85 FT WIDE. THE BUILDING IS OF BRICK.THE DOMES ARE OF IRON
AND GLASS. HEIGHT 250 FT. AND 160 FT DIAM: AT BASE, (THE LARGEST
DOMES EVER ERECTED) COST £300,000.
