Bc. Marek Kyselý. The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations 1851 Basic facts Basic facts Exhibition statistics Exhibition statistics.

Bc. Marek KyselýBc. Marek Kyselý

The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All of the Works of Industry of All

Nations 1851Nations 1851

Basic Basic factsfacts Exhibition statisticsExhibition statistics The Crystal palaceThe Crystal palace TheThe exhibits exhibits Points of interestPoints of interest The Queen Victoria The Queen Victoria

and Prince Albert and Prince Albert

Basic factsBasic facts The idea for a British Exhibition goes back to The idea for a British Exhibition goes back to

the French Industrial Exposition of 1844 the French Industrial Exposition of 1844 The purposeThe purpose: : to combineto combine industry and art industry and art

and bring attention to Great Britain as a and bring attention to Great Britain as a world industrial powerworld industrial power

Dates: May 1 - October 15, 1851Dates: May 1 - October 15, 1851 Location: Hyde Park, London Location: Hyde Park, London Symbol: The Crystal Palace Symbol: The Crystal Palace Ruling sovereign: The Queen VictoriaRuling sovereign: The Queen Victoria Main proponentMain proponent: : Prince AlbertPrince Albert (her husband)(her husband)

Basic factsBasic facts Organizer and supervisor: Royal Commission Organizer and supervisor: Royal Commission

established by the Government on the established by the Government on the impulse of Prince Albertimpulse of Prince Albert

The profits were used to purchase land in The profits were used to purchase land in Kensington Kensington

What was built on it?

a) Exhibition memorial b) museums c) Royal residence

Exhibition statisticsExhibition statistics

3232 participating countries participating countries 32 612 exhibits32 612 exhibits

17 062 17 062 exhibitors exhibitors 6 200 000 visitors6 200 000 visitors


Costs Profits

142,78

365

141 141 daysdays 10.5 hectares 10.5 hectares Exhibit Value: Ł2 Exhibit Value: Ł2

million million Display Tables: 8 Display Tables: 8

miles (13 kmmiles (13 km)) 10AM - dusk 10AM - dusk 15 Entrance15 Entrancess Admission: Five Admission: Five

shillings shillings

In thousands pounds


245 submitted designs - all rejected

12851

38from London

from provincialtownsfrom foreigncountries

The Crystal palaceThe Crystal palace

Architect: Sir Joseph Architect: Sir Joseph PaxtonPaxton

The Palace was The Palace was composed almost composed almost entirely of iron and entirely of iron and glass with wood used glass with wood used only in the fittings and only in the fittings and floorboardsfloorboards. . This This allowed the structure allowed the structure to be easily dismantled to be easily dismantled and re-erected later. and re-erected later.


TheThe ““Crystal” Crystal” palace was initially meant as palace was initially meant as a defamatory attribute a defamatory attribute

In the years after The Great exhibition it In the years after The Great exhibition it served the purposes of the first world served the purposes of the first world theme park ever theme park ever

Which other interesting attraction was there?

a) Dinosaur park b) Golf course c) Ch. Darwin

interpellations


the world's first full-the world's first full-size dinosaur models size dinosaur models were built by Benjamin were built by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Waterhouse Hawkins on the site, on two on the site, on two artificial islands; a third artificial islands; a third island contained island contained similar models of similar models of prehistoric mammalprehistoric mammalss

the whole complex the whole complex went bankrupt in 1911went bankrupt in 1911


When was the Palace destroyed and how?

a) 1925, earthquake b) 1936, fire c) 1941, bomb

The exhibitsThe exhibits The exhibitThe exhibitiion focused exclusively on on focused exclusively on

industry and handicraftsindustry and handicrafts Main categories of the exhibitsMain categories of the exhibits::

11 22 33 44categoriecategoriess

raw raw materialsmaterials

machinermachineryy

manu-manu-facturersfacturers

fine artsfine arts

Location Location in the in the Crystal Crystal PalacePalace

south south side side

north north side side

centrecentre centrecentre

The exhibitsThe exhibits

The jacquard loom

Envelope machine


Who is the author of this furniture?

a) Michael Thonet b) Benjamin Disraeli c) William Gladstone


What does Koh-i-noor mean in English?

a) Mountain of light b) Hill of light c) Sea of light

Points of interestPoints of interest Jump testing Jump testing The French were the big winners in terms of awards The French were the big winners in terms of awards The ban on drinking alcohol, smoking and dogs The ban on drinking alcohol, smoking and dogs

runningrunning public flush toiletspublic flush toilets for the first time for the first time

The Queen Victoria and Prince The Queen Victoria and Prince AlbertAlbert

Queen Victoria

Edward, duke of Kent, fourth son of George III

Victoria Maria Louisa, sister of King

Leopold of Belgium

Albert of Saxe-Coburg, Victoria‘s cousin and

later husband


The longest ruling The longest ruling monarch in British monarch in British history (64 years)history (64 years)

humble, practical and humble, practical and orthodox orthodox

Supported by Lord Supported by Lord Melbourne Melbourne

1840 – marriage to the1840 – marriage to the German Prince Albert, German Prince Albert, never approved ofnever approved of fully by the general fully by the general publicpublic

Lord Melbourne


This couple initiated This couple initiated The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition being heldbeing held

1861 – Albert‘s death1861 – Albert‘s death Her contributions: Her contributions:

enhancement of enhancement of constitutional systemconstitutional systemterritorial extensionterritorial extension

Tense situations under Tense situations under her ruleher rule::Irish rebellion, Boer Irish rebellion, Boer war, Indian up-rising, war, Indian up-rising, Crimean warCrimean war


How many children did they have?

a) 11 b) 8 c) 9

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