Glaspalast | |
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General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Exhibition palace |
Town or city | Munich |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 48°08′32″N 11°33′53″E / 48.14222°N 11.56472°E |
Construction started | 31 December 1853 |
Completed | 7 June 1854 |
Destroyed | 6 June 1931 |
Cost | 800,000 guldens |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | August von Voit |
The Glaspalast (Glass Palace) was a glass and iron exhibition building located in the Old botanical garden in Munich modeled after the Crystal Palace in London. The Glaspalast opened for the first General German Industrial Exhibition on 15 July 1854.