The Crystal Palace

Summary

The Crystal Palace is a palace^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month, #5 of 1,135).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Crystal Palace is located in City of Westminster^[3].
• The Crystal Palace is located in London Borough of Bromley^[4].
• The Crystal Palace is located in Kensington^[5].
• The Crystal Palace is located in London^[6].
• The Crystal Palace is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• The Crystal Palace's instance of is recorded as palace^[8].
• The Crystal Palace's instance of is recorded as greenhouse^[9].
• The Crystal Palace's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure^[10].
• The Crystal Palace's instance of is recorded as event venue^[11].
• The Crystal Palace's instance of is recorded as sports venue^[12].
• The Crystal Palace's architect is recorded as Joseph Paxton^[13].
• The Crystal Palace's architect is recorded as Owen Jones^[14].
• The Crystal Palace's architectural style is recorded as glass architecture^[15].
• The Crystal Palace's architectural style is recorded as Victorian architecture^[16].
• The Crystal Palace is made of glass^[17].
• The Crystal Palace is made of iron^[18].
• The Crystal Palace is made of cast iron^[19].
• The Crystal Palace is made of wood^[20].
• The location of The Crystal Palace was Hyde Park^[21].
• The location of The Crystal Palace was London^[22].
• The Crystal Palace took place at Upper Norwood^[23].
• The Crystal Palace took place at Crystal Palace^[24].
• The Crystal Palace's Commons category is recorded as Crystal Palace (building)^[25].
• The Crystal Palace's occupant is recorded as All England Badminton Championships^[26].
• May 1, 1851 marks the founding of The Crystal Palace^[27].

Body

Geography

The Crystal Palace is in the country of United Kingdom^[7]. Located in include City of Westminster^[3], a London borough^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1965^[30]; London Borough of Bromley^[4], a London borough^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1965^[33]; Kensington^[5], an area of London^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; and London^[6], a metropolis^[36], in Roman Empire^[37], founded in 0047^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include palace^[8], greenhouse^[9], destroyed building or structure^[10], event venue^[11], and sports venue^[12].

History and Context

May 1, 1851 marks the founding of The Crystal Palace^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for The Crystal Palace include Crystal Palace F.C.^[39], an association football club^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1905^[42], headquartered in London^[43] and Crystal Palace^[44], a residential area^[45], in United Kingdom^[46].

Why It Matters

The Crystal Palace ranks in the top 0.44% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month, #5 of 1,135).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Crystal Palace F.C.^[39], an association football club^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1905^[42], headquartered in London^[43] and Crystal Palace^[44], a residential area^[45], in United Kingdom^[46].