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|image = Crystal Palace The Crystal Throne.jpg | |||
|type = [[Glass]] [[building]] | |||
|location = {{il|[[Hyde Park]]|[[Sydenham]]}} | |||
|first mention cs= Time-Flight (TV story) | |||
|first cs = Other Lives (audio story) | |||
|appearances = {{appears}} | |||
}} | |||
The '''Crystal Palace''' was a [[glass]] building in [[London]] from its construction in [[1851]] to its destruction in a fire in [[1936]]. | |||
== Structure == | |||
The Palace was constructed almost entirely out of [[iron]] and [[glass]], like a huge [[greenhouse]]. [[Charley Pollard]] was astonished by its sheer size when she visited the original model in [[Hyde Park]], also referring to it as a "magnificent erection". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Other Lives (audio story)}}) She had earlier told [[C'rizz]] that it was not an actual palace, but merely referred to as such due to its beauty. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Next Life (audio story)}}) | |||
== History == | |||
=== In Hyde Park === | |||
The palace was designed by [[Joseph Paxton]] to house [[The Great Exhibition]] and built in [[Hyde Park]], [[London]] in [[1851]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)}}) The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]], and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] visited the Palace and Exhibition on the day before its opening. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Hypothetical Gentleman (comic story)}}) | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] took his companions [[Charlotte | The [[Eighth Doctor]] took his companions [[Charlotte Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] to the Great Exhibition in 1851, shortly after their departure from the [[Divergent Universe]]. While there, Charley met and befriended the elderly [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Other Lives (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] tried to take [[Heather McCrimmon]] to the Crystal Palace in [[ | === In Sydenham === | ||
After the Great Exhibition concluded, the palace was disassembled and reconstructed in [[South London]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)}}) or more specifically [[Sydenham]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Crystal Throne (comic story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story)}}) on [[10 June]] [[1854]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] tried to take [[Heather McCrimmon]] to the reopening of the Crystal Palace that year, instead arriving in the [[1930s]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Crystal Palace (comic story)}}) | |||
The [[Paternoster Gang]] visited the palace in the late [[19th century]], where they confronted [[Cornelia Basildon-Stone]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Crystal Throne (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Charlotte Pollard]] visited the Crystal Palace as a child. [[Richard Pollard|Her father]] had driven them there, stopping in [[Kingston, London|Kingston]] on the way. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Next Life (audio story)}}) | |||
{{ | On [[30 November]] [[1936]], the Crystal Palace was destroyed in a large [[fire]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomorrow's Fish and Chips (short story)}}) By one account, this was done by a hatched [[phoenix (species)|phoenix]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] came to the Palace at this time, although they had intended to visit it in 1851, and met up with [[Winston Churchill]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)}}) Another account indicated that the fire was started by the Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon in order to defeat [[Victumas]] of the [[Dominion Sisterhood]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Crystal Palace (comic story)}}) | ||
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[[Ibrahim Hadmani]] travelled back in time to witness the destruction of the Crystal Palace. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomorrow's Fish and Chips (short story)}}) | |||
== References == | |||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] wanted to take [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] to there as "a treat" in the wake of [[Adric]]'s death but instead ended up on the tarmac of [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[1982]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Time-Flight (TV story)}}) | |||
Upon visiting [[Venus]] in the [[far future]], [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] compared the [[Venusian]] [[shanghorn]] to the [[dinosaur]]s on display in the Crystal Palace. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Voyage to Venus (audio story)}}) | |||
[[Category:London buildings]] | [[Category:London buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | [[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Buildings visited by the Eighth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Buildings visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Buildings visited by the Eleventh Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Buildings visited by Missy]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:03, 30 November 2024
The Crystal Palace was a glass building in London from its construction in 1851 to its destruction in a fire in 1936.
Structure[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Palace was constructed almost entirely out of iron and glass, like a huge greenhouse. Charley Pollard was astonished by its sheer size when she visited the original model in Hyde Park, also referring to it as a "magnificent erection". (AUDIO: Other Lives [+]Loading...["Other Lives (audio story)"]) She had earlier told C'rizz that it was not an actual palace, but merely referred to as such due to its beauty. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In Hyde Park[[edit] | [edit source]]
The palace was designed by Joseph Paxton to house The Great Exhibition and built in Hyde Park, London in 1851. (COMIC: The Eagle of the Reich [+]Loading...["The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)"]) The Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory visited the Palace and Exhibition on the day before its opening. (COMIC: Hypothetical Gentleman [+]Loading...["Hypothetical Gentleman (comic story)"])
The Eighth Doctor took his companions Charlotte Pollard and C'rizz to the Great Exhibition in 1851, shortly after their departure from the Divergent Universe. While there, Charley met and befriended the elderly Duke of Wellington. (AUDIO: Other Lives [+]Loading...["Other Lives (audio story)"])
In Sydenham[[edit] | [edit source]]
After the Great Exhibition concluded, the palace was disassembled and reconstructed in South London, (COMIC: The Eagle of the Reich [+]Loading...["The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)"]) or more specifically Sydenham, (COMIC: The Crystal Throne [+]Loading...["The Crystal Throne (comic story)"], AUDIO: A Spoonful of Mayhem [+]Loading...["A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story)"]) on 10 June 1854. The Tenth Doctor tried to take Heather McCrimmon to the reopening of the Crystal Palace that year, instead arriving in the 1930s. (COMIC: The Crystal Palace [+]Loading...["The Crystal Palace (comic story)"])
The Paternoster Gang visited the palace in the late 19th century, where they confronted Cornelia Basildon-Stone. (COMIC: The Crystal Throne [+]Loading...["The Crystal Throne (comic story)"])
Charlotte Pollard visited the Crystal Palace as a child. Her father had driven them there, stopping in Kingston on the way. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"])
On 30 November 1936, the Crystal Palace was destroyed in a large fire. (COMIC: The Eagle of the Reich [+]Loading...["The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)"], PROSE: Tomorrow's Fish and Chips [+]Loading...["Tomorrow's Fish and Chips (short story)"]) By one account, this was done by a hatched phoenix. The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams came to the Palace at this time, although they had intended to visit it in 1851, and met up with Winston Churchill. (COMIC: The Eagle of the Reich [+]Loading...["The Eagle of the Reich (comic story)"]) Another account indicated that the fire was started by the Tenth Doctor and Heather McCrimmon in order to defeat Victumas of the Dominion Sisterhood. (COMIC: The Crystal Palace [+]Loading...["The Crystal Palace (comic story)"])
Ibrahim Hadmani travelled back in time to witness the destruction of the Crystal Palace. (PROSE: Tomorrow's Fish and Chips [+]Loading...["Tomorrow's Fish and Chips (short story)"])
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifth Doctor wanted to take Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka to there as "a treat" in the wake of Adric's death but instead ended up on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in 1982. (TV: Time-Flight [+]Loading...["Time-Flight (TV story)"])
Upon visiting Venus in the far future, Professor George Litefoot compared the Venusian shanghorn to the dinosaurs on display in the Crystal Palace. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus [+]Loading...["Voyage to Venus (audio story)"])
