The Great Exhibition site
(Hyde Park)

The Crystal Palace building which housed the Great Exhibition occupied the West end of the site bounded by Rotten Row to the North, South Carriage Drive to the South, and West Carriage Drive to the West. The main entrance was on the South side of the building, slightly North East of the Prince of Wales Gate (which is shown with only the West Lodge in place on this 1850 proposed site plan). Click on the site plan to see our YouTube series on creating a simulation of the Great Exhibition:


The four corners of the building, and the main entrance, are now marked by circular plaques in the footpaths, illustrated below. Click on each image for more information about that location:







North West Corner
North East Corner



South West Corner Main Entrance
 South East Corner


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