The Great Exhibition was held in Hyde Park, London, England from May 1 to October 11, 1851 and is considered the first world’s fair. It took place in the Crystal Palace designed by Joseph Paxton.

Because of the recent invention of the cast plate glass method in 1848, which allowed for large sheets of cheap but strong glass, it was at the time the largest amount of glass ever seen in a building and astonished visitors with its clear walls and ceilings that did not require interior lights, thus a “Crystal Palace”.

The arches or “fans” represent the wonder of the Crystal Palace at the 1851 World’s Fair.

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