Montage only partly based on actual events It was the greatest cultural event that London has ever staged. Millions flocked to the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park to marvel at the world’s ...

He encouraged an exhibition in its handsome ... expanding living space -- a crucial matter as, in 1851, 2,362,000 people were crowded into a far smaller London where stinking open sewers, soon ...

On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition. By the time it closed ... in the timeline View more objects from people in London. Joel Garner’s Cricketing Boot ...

London is full of rich history ... We round up the events … The opening of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations was on May 1, 1851, in Hyde Park. Thousands of people ...

The festival plays on the name of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which helped kick-start the area as we know it today. Like the Victorian original, this is a showcase for the best of invention ...

Expo 2025 has commenced in Osaka, questioning the relevance of World's Fairs in the digital age. These events, dating back to ...

In a spectacular temporary exhibition building in Hyde Park more than 100,000 exhibits were put on display. On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition. By the time it closed on ...

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