Joseph Paxton  

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This structure, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, symbolizes the rise of modern architecture by its use of glass and steel.
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803–8 June 1865) was an English gardener and architect, best known for designing the The Crystal Palace.

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