Crystal Palace (Provincial Exhibition Building), London, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Drawings
- Photographs
- Description
- This black and white print was produced from an illustration that appeared in the Canadian Illustrated News, 30 October 1875 and shows the Provincial Exhibition Building designed by the architect William Robinson in 1861.
- Notes
- Originally built for the Provincial Exhibition of 1861 which was held in London and known also as the Crystal Palace this wood and brick building based on an octagonal core would be used for Provincial Exhibitions and for London's own Western Fair until 1887, when the fair moved to Queen's Park, its present location. The Crystal Palace was located on the north-east corner of Central Avenue and Wellington Street and has long since been demolished.
Source of information: "Victorian Architecture in London and Southwestern Ontario; symbols of aspiration" by Nancy Tausky and Lynne Delehanty DiStefano. - Date of Original
- 30 October 1875
- Dimensions
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Width: 25.3 cm
Height: 20.5 cm
- Local identifier
- 32104033412521
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.9912068030512 Longitude: -81.248167658844
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
- Reproduction Notes
- London Room Photograph Archives - PG F70
- Contact
- London Public LibraryEmail:research.request@lpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:251 Dundas Street
London, ON N6A 6H9
