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Glaspalast (Munich)

Glaspalast
The Glaspalast in Munich
Map
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeExhibition palace
Town or cityMunich
CountryGermany
Coordinates48°08′32″N 11°33′53″E / 48.14222°N 11.56472°E / 48.14222; 11.56472
Construction started31 December 1853
Completed7 June 1854
Destroyed6 June 1931
Cost800,000 guldens
Design and construction
Architect(s)August von Voit
Ground plan 1854

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.


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