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![[Interior view of the Crystal Palace during the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 showing statues on the sides, fountain at center with a large tree in the background, and crowds of spectators]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvaW50ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi10aGUtY3J5c3RhbC1wYWxhY2UtZHVyaW5nLXRoZS1ncmVhdC1pbmR1c3RyaWFsLWV4aGliaXRpb24tYzYwZWI0LTEwMjQuanBn/320/419/jpg "[Interior view of the Crystal Palace during the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 showing statues on the sides, fountain at center with a large tree in the background, and crowds of spectators]")
![[Crystal exhibit in the Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvY3J5c3RhbC1leGhpYml0LWluLXRoZS1wYWxhY2Utb2YtZGl2ZXJzZS1pbmR1c3RyaWVzLXBhcmlzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24tMTg4OS05ODUzNmEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Crystal exhibit in the Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Display of porcelain in the Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZGlzcGxheS1vZi1wb3JjZWxhaW4taW4tdGhlLXBhbGFjZS1vZi1kaXZlcnNlLWluZHVzdHJpZXMtcGFyaXMtZXhwb3NpdGlvbi0xODg5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Display of porcelain in the Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Entrance to the British exhibit, Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvZW50cmFuY2UtdG8tdGhlLWJyaXRpc2gtZXhoaWJpdC1wYWxhY2Utb2YtZGl2ZXJzZS1pbmR1c3RyaWVzLXBhcmlzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24tZWFhYWY3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Entrance to the British exhibit, Palace of Diverse Industries, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Central Dome, interior view, looking toward the Gallery of Thirty Meters, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvY2VudHJhbC1kb21lLWludGVyaW9yLXZpZXctbG9va2luZy10b3dhcmQtdGhlLWdhbGxlcnktb2YtdGhpcnR5LW1ldGVycy1wYXJpcy0wZTVkMWYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Central Dome, interior view, looking toward the Gallery of Thirty Meters, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Eiffel Tower, looking toward Trocadéro Palace with the Central Gardens and sculpture in foreground, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvZWlmZmVsLXRvd2VyLWxvb2tpbmctdG93YXJkLXRyb2NhZGVyby1wYWxhY2Utd2l0aC10aGUtY2VudHJhbC1nYXJkZW5zLWFuZC1zY3VscHR1cmUtOGM4YjIyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Eiffel Tower, looking toward Trocadéro Palace with the Central Gardens and sculpture in foreground, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Interior of the Palace of Diverse Industries showing exhibit of porcelain, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2YtdGhlLXBhbGFjZS1vZi1kaXZlcnNlLWluZHVzdHJpZXMtc2hvd2luZy1leGhpYml0LW9mLXBvcmNlbGFpbi1wYXJpcy1lODNiOWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Interior of the Palace of Diverse Industries showing exhibit of porcelain, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
