New York Crystal Palace | |
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![]() New York Crystal Palace designed by Karl Gildemeister and Georg Carstensen. The image is an "oil-color" plate by George Baxter, London, dated September 1, 1853 | |
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General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Exhibition palace |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States of America |
Coordinates | 40°45′13″N 73°59′02″W / 40.75361°N 73.98389°W |
Construction started | 1852 |
Inaugurated | July 14, 1853 |
Destroyed | October 5, 1858 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Georg Carstensen and Charles Gildemeister |
New York Crystal Palace was an exhibition building constructed for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City in 1853, which was under the presidency of the mayor Jacob Aaron Westervelt. The building stood on a site behind the Croton Distributing Reservoir in what is now Bryant Park. It was destroyed by fire on October 5, 1858.