Constructed in 1879, the Crystal Palace is formed by a metallic structure and French glass plates. There is a central, square "building", connected to two other rectangular ones, and there are also two half-circle rooms adjoining the main building. It was premolded in one of the shops in Saint-Saveur-les-Arras, France, in the same period during which the Eifell Tower was being constructed, and it is one of the fine examples of the influence played by the Industrial Revolution over the architectural styles. The whole building was put together by the Brazilian engineer Bonjean. .
The construction of the Crystal Palace was proposed by Count D'Eu, and funded by Princess Isabel, who later, on April 1st, 1888, handed out letters freeing 103 slaves, in a ceremony which happened in Crystal Palace.
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