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shire. The duke had an enormous
water lily, which needed a large house.
Mr. Paxton had made one for it, almost
entirely of glass and iron; and he did
not see any reason why a building for
the great exhibition could not be made
in the same way. He sent in his plan
to the commissioners. They liked it.
But how was the edifice to be built in
so short a time? Mr. Paxton told them
he would see that it was built, if they
would adopt his plan. They did adopt
it, and the palace was built on Hyde
Park.

The building is eighteen hundred and