[MOC] The Crystal Palace

[Menapian]

 

Welcome to the Crystal Palace and the grandest event of the Victorian age - the Great Exhibition of 1851!

 

Hop on the London omnibus to Hyde Park and join visitors from across the globe as they explore the first world's fair in the glass exhibition building which became an icon of the Victorian era. From steam-engines, telescopes and airships to textiles, stuffed elephants, and humble cutlery, all the industrial and artistic treasures of the nineteenth century are here under one massive vaulted roof. You might even spot some celebrities, as Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, the Duke of Wellington and more mingle with visitors from around the world.  This 4,998-piece set includes the central portion of the Palace and 22 minifigures along with three side builds: a London street with a poster display plaque, a horse-drawn omnibus, and the famous Crystal Palace Park model dinosaurs.

 

This is my latest LEGO Ideas project, just published and gathering support - you can see more details and images on the Ideas website here. All comments and support are very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hikouki]

The scenes are so alive - great job!

[Siroco]

Amazing!

Such beautiful detail!

 

[Menapian]

On 9/19/2025 at 3:32 AM, hikouki said:

The scenes are so alive - great job!

 

On 9/19/2025 at 8:22 AM, Siroco said:

Amazing!

Such beautiful detail!

 

Thanks, I appreciate it! Recreating the exhibition was a fun mix of big and small-scale building, from the building as a whole down to the individual items, and there was lots of inspiration in the contemporary illustrations and catalogues.