The Crystal Palace, constructed in Hyde Park for the world exhibition of 1851, was probably the most unusual architecture of the nineteenth century. It was different from all the other structures of the world because it was made from iron and glass. Since it was one of the tallest buildings in the history, people around the world had come to visit. A huge amount of merchandises were shipped to the exhibition as well as a lot of machines, among those the Smith Steam hammer was the most peculiar. Even though travel back then was not as easy as nowadays, thousands of visitors from around Europe were still sent across English Channel by steam ship. As soon as they reached England, they were sent to the Crystal Palace by train. The total number of visitors reached 6 million. The profit from the exhibition was used to build museums and schools. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to south of London. Before it was destroyed in the 1936 fire, the Crystal Palace had always been one of the most famous architectures in the world.
19世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为1851年的“世界博览会”而建在海德公园的。这座水晶 宫不同于世界上所有的其他建筑，因为它是用钢和玻璃建成的。它是有史以来最高大的建筑物之一，因此，人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观。大量的商品从世界各地运 送到了博览会，参展的还有很多机器，其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。尽管在当时旅行不像现在这么容易，但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大陆送过了英 吉利海峡。一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。参观的人数总共是600万。博览会的赢利用来建造博物馆和高等学校。后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。 在1936年被焚毁之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建筑物之一。
