On the day of May 1st, 1851, hundreds upon thousands  gathered around from near and far to view the opening of the Great Exhibition also known as the "Crystal Palace"  in London, UK. The Great Exhibition was an idea coined by Prince Albert who had dreams of displaying all of  the wonders that this world has to offer in one place for all to view. The exterior of the place was grand in nature and was surrounded with glass windows and pannels, almost fairtyle esque. The construction of the palace took well over 5,000 workers to build the 1,850ft long and high 108 palace. (historic-uk) . Within the exhibtion housed over 100,000 objects that was diplayed over 10 miles submitted by 15,000 contributers from across the globe. The palace included the most famous and grand marvels of the Victorian era such as pottery, ironwork, porecelin, hydraulic presses, grand  pianos, steam hammers, and much more. Some of the foreign contributers included France, Russia etc with France being the biggest contributer in which they submitted beautiful porcelain and silk enamels. Attendance at the Great Exhibition quickly became one that was frequently visited by the  bourgeois and even commoners on specific days.Everyone arrived in their best dressed garments,and  hand tailored suits seemed by the finest seemstress from all over the globe.

By October 11th, the final day, attendance exceeded well over 6 million people and made a profit of 186,000 pounds.

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