Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London Birds View of Blackfriars Bridge

View of Blackfriars Bridge

showing the Grand Walk at the entrance and the orchestra

View of the front of St James's Palace

Elevations of three sides of the courtyard of the building of late 16th century style known as the mansion of Richard (Dick) Whittington

The buildings were erected by the Commissioners of City Sewers

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London Birds View of Blackfriars BridgeGreat Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, 1851. Panoramic view of the Great Exhibition of 1851, held at Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. The upper half shows exhibits from France; the lower half shows exhibitions of paper goods, bookbinding, printing, fine arts and exhibits form Jersey and Gernsey, and machinery. People look at the exhibits, and appear in the balconies above each section. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was later