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Culture
The Glorious Birth and Blazing End of London’s Crystal Palace
Lost Masterpieces
Built in the mid-19th century, almost entirely of glass and iron, the grand Crystal Palace was a symbol of British pride. But it would suffer a fiery fate.
Allison McNearney
Published
Jan. 21 2017
12:01AM EST
The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive / Alamy
Allison McNearney
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