Crystal Palace Dinosaurs listed buildings from 1973, extensively restored in 2002, and upgraded to Grade I listed in 2007. The models represent fifteen genera of extinct animals, not all dinosaurs. They are from a wide range of geological ages, and include true dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs, and plesiosaurs mainly from the Mesozoic era, and some mammals from the more recent Cenozoic era. Following the closure of the Great Exhibition in October 1851, Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace was bought and moved to Penge Place atop Sydenham Hill, South London by the newly formed Crystal Palace Company. The grounds that surrounded it were then extensively renovated and
History of Crystal Palace F.C. History of Crystal Palace F.C. The history of Crystal Palace Football Club is an article about an English professional association football club based in Selhurst, London. The origins of the club go back to the famous Crystal Palace Exhibition building where they were formed in 1905 and during their early years the club played their home games at the FA Cup Final stadium which was situated inside the historic Palace grounds. This article fully documents the history of the club from its formation all the way through to the present day. As far back as 1854, the famous glass exhibition