The Crystal Palace, constructed in Hyde Park for the world exhibition of 1851, was probably the most unusual architecture of the nineteenth century. It was different from all the other structures of the world because it was made from iron and glass. Since it was one of the tallest buildings in the history, people around the world had come to visit. A huge amount of merchandises were shipped to the exhibition as well as a lot of machines, among those the Smith Steam hammer was the most peculiar. Even though travel back then was not as easy as nowadays, thousands of visitors from around Europe were still sent across English Channel by steam ship. As soon as they reached England, they were sent to the Crystal Palace by train. The total number of visitors reached 6 million. The profit from the exhibition was used to build museums and schools. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to south of London. Before it was destroyed in the 1936 fire, the Crystal Palace had always been one of the most famous architectures in the world.
19世紀最不尋常的建築也許要數水晶宮了，它是為1851年的“世界博覽會”而建在海德公園的。這座水晶 宮不同於世界上所有的其他建築，因為它是用鋼和玻璃建成的。它是有史以來最高大的建築物之一，因此，人們從各個國家紛紛前來參觀。大量的商品從世界各地運 送到了博覽會，參展的還有很多機器，其中最奇妙的是內史密斯的蒸汽錘。盡管在當時旅行不像現在這麽容易，但汽船還是把成千上萬的參觀者從歐洲大陸送過了英 吉利海峽。一到英國，火車就把他們送到了水晶宮。參觀的人數總共是600萬。博覽會的贏利用來建造博物館和高等學校。後來，“水晶宮”被移到了倫敦南部。 在1936年被焚毀之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建築物之一。
