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Festival of Empire exhibition, 1911

The Empire at the Palace: a one-and-a-half mile world's tour. The Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace (held from May to October 1911), featured the All-Red route, a tour by specially-built electric railway and mechanical boat, around reconstructions of various parts of the British Empire, and past buildings representing the Overseas Dominions. 1. Canadian Building; 2. Indian Building and Bazaar; 3. Australian Building; 4. New Zealand Building; 5. South African Building; 6. Newfoundland Building; 7. Grand Truck Railway Building; 8. Tudor Castle and Street; 9. Part of the Amphitheatre; 10. Scene of the Pageant of London; 11. Floriculture Section; 12. All-Red railway line; 13. Medieval Maze; 14. Sports Ground; 15. Ground for Outdoor Spectacles; 16. Amusements Ground; 16a. Wait and See Tower; 17. Small Holdings and Country Life Ground; 18. Old English Fair Ground; 19. Boats and Fisheries, House-boat and Motor-launch exhibition; 20. Empire Avenue

Picture No
13989817
Media ID
45427583
Size
5792px x 8796px (13.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
W B Robinson in the Illustrated London News, 18th March 1911
Date
1911

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