books.google.ie - In 1851 an event was organized in London that changed the world: The Great Exhibition. It was a spectacular showcase of technology, manufacture and design from all over the world. In just a few months over six million people attended the exhibition in Joseph Paxton's famous Crystal Palace in Hyde Park....http://books.google.ie/books/about/Great_Exhibitions.html?id=UJjtEc5Tak4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareGreat Exhibitions