The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure,originally built in Hyde Park,London,to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851,and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in its 990,000 square feet (92,000 m2) exhibition space to display examples of technology developed in the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Joseph Paxton,the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet (564 m) long,with an interior height of 128 feet (39 m),and was three times the size of St Paul's Cathedral.
Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris,particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism,but also incorporated Renaissance and Baroque elements,and used modern materials,such as iron and glass. It was an important style in France until the end of the 19th century.
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted notable events in music,dance,theatre,opera and literature in Mexico and has held important exhibitions of painting,sculpture and photography. Consequently,the Palacio de Bellas Artes has been called the "Cathedral of Art in Mexico". The building is located on the western side of the historic center of Mexico City next to the Alameda Central park.
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a world's fair held in Paris,France,from 5 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fourth of eight expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The most famous structure created for the Exposition,and still remaining,is the Eiffel Tower.
The Buen Retiro Park,Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid,Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century,when it became a public park.
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid,although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m2 (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest royal palace in Europe.
The Royal Palace of Aranjuez is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. It is located in the town of Aranjuez (Madrid),Spain. Established in the 16th century as a royal hunting lodge,the palace was built by order of Philip II. Under his reign it became one of four seasonal seats of the court along Rascafría,El Escorial and the Royal Alcázar of Madrid. The royal estate comprises a set of landscaped and ornate gardens and woodlands that house an extensive botanical collection.
Jacques Ignace Hittorff or,in German,Jakob Ignaz Hittorff was a German-born French architect who combined advanced structural use of new materials,notably cast iron,with conservative Beaux-Arts classicism in a career that spanned the decades from the Restoration to the Second Empire.
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées,commonly known as the Grand Palais,is a historic site,exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris,France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie to prepare for the Universal Exposition of 1900. That exposition also produced the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III.
The Palais de l'Industrie was an exhibition hall located in Paris between the Seine River and the Champs-Élysées,which was erected for the Paris World Fair in 1855. This was the last of several buildings with the same name erected on the same site. The first Palais de l'Industrie was built in 1839 and was replaced for subsequent exhibitions in 1844 and 1849. The 1855 building was mainly designed by the architect Jean-Marie-Victor Viel and the engineer Alexis Barrault. It was demolished in 1897 to make way for the Grand Palais of the World Fair in 1900.
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso,known as La Granja,is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso,located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid,within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.
Spanish architecture refers to architecture in any area of what is now Spain,and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings which were constructed within the current borders of Spain prior to its existence as a nation,when the land was called Iberia,Hispania,or was divided between several Christian and Muslim kingdoms. Spanish architecture demonstrates great historical and geographical diversity,depending on the historical period. It developed along similar lines as other architectural styles around the Mediterranean and from Central and Northern Europe,although some Spanish constructions are unique.
Madrid,the capital of Spain,is divided into 21 districts,which are further subdivided into 131 administrative wards. Additional neighborhoods exist outside the boundaries of administrative borders. Each district is governed by a body named Junta Municipal de Distrito. Residents of Madrid are typically called Madrileños.
Palacio de Velázquez,or Velázquez Palace is an exhibition hall located in Buen Retiro Park,Madrid,Spain.
Ricardo Velázquez Bosco (1843–1923) was a Spanish architect,archaeologist and scholar.
The Exposição Internacional do Porto,known in English as the International Exhibition of 1865,was a world's fair held in the Portuguese city of Porto. The exhibition was housed inside the grand Palácio de Cristal,which was modelled on the synonymous Crystal Palace erected for The Great Exhibition held during 1851 in London. The building's designer was Anglo-Irish civil engineer Francis Webb Sheilds,who also engineered its construction –he had been the resident engineer for the earlier building between 1852 and 1858. The building was demolished in 1951 after hosting many other expositions.
The architecture of Madrid has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets,even though Madrid possesses a modern infrastructure. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid,the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House,the Buen Retiro Park,the 19th-century National Library building containing some of Spain's historical archives,a large number of national museums,and the Golden Triangle of Art located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums:Prado Museum,the Reina Sofía Museum,and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum,which completes the shortcomings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become the monument symbol of the city.
The Palacio del Marqués de Casa Riera was the name for two successive buildings located in the same place,in the Spanish city of Madrid,in the number 64 of the Calle de Alcalá,it was in the widest part of the street.
The Crystal Palace in Portugal's second largest city of Porto was inspired by The Crystal Palace in London. It was inaugurated in 1865 to host the 1865 International Exhibition. Eventually falling into disrepair,it was demolished in 1951 to make way for a Sports Pavilion,today known as the Rosa Mota Pavilion,named after the Portuguese marathon runner.
The Palace of Albéniz,formerly known as the Royal Pavilion of Montjuic,is a palace located on the Montjuïc mountain,in Barcelona,Spain,that currently serves as the official residence of the Spanish royal family in the region.
