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Afkomstig uit dataset Daguerreobase van organisatie Nederlands Fotomuseum

Interior landscape view of the opening of Crystal Palace, Sydenham. In the foreground the audience faces a raised dais on which the royal party stands, on an ornate carpet. Queen Victoria, in a pale flounced dress and white lacy bonnet stands next to Prince Albert at the centre front of their group, which looks to their left towards an ecclesiastic (Archbishop?) and other church figures, with chairs behind them. Behind, a large choral group, male and female, rises up in front of an elaborate baldachin canopy. To the side of the group, lengths of fabric are strung to form a backdrop. The structure of the Crystal Palace is seen in the girders and windows beyond this, and the balcony to the right of the image. More people line the upper levels.