The International Exhibition Building, S…

Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Exhibition Building (Garden Palace) which burnt down in 1882.

The Garden Palace was designed by James Barnet, built in only eight months from iron and timber, with the use of electric lights to allow three shifts to work per day. It was a great success with over 1,022,000 visitors through it’s gates. On 22 September 1882 the building was totally destroyed in a six hour fire.

From the original edition of The Graphic.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS TF00009
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2855507
State Library Victoria: Record ID 9910359523607636
Met Museum New York: Accession Number: 28.111.12
Royal Academy: Record number 14/3950