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HELP HELP HELP. The Crystal Palace 1. The Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton, was a spectacular demonstration of what cast iron could do. It was designed and built for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first international exposition, held in London in 1851. The building was designed to show off the latest mechanical inventions, and it was perfectly suited to the task. This was the first time new industrial methods and materials were eloquently presented in architecture. In its day, the Crystal Palace was recognized as a highly original expression of the spirit of the new age. 2. In this building there was no borrowing of earlier styles. Paxton used relatively lightweight, factory-made modules (standard-size structural units) of cast iron and glass. By freeing himself from past styles and masonry construction, Paxton created a whole new architectural vocabulary. The light, decorative quality of the glass and cast-iron units was created not by applied ornamentation, but by the structure itself. The modular units provided enough flexibility for the entire structure to be assembled on the site, right over existing trees, and later disassembled and moved across town. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the building in 1936. —from Preble, Artforms, 5th edition, 1994. What is the central point of the selection? a)The design of the Crystal Palace did not borrow from earlier styles. b)The design of the Crystal Palace borrowed heavily from the sixteenth century. c)Paxton created a whole new architectural vocabulary. d)The Crystal Palace was a highly original demonstration of what cast iron could do.

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1. D- The thesis usually indicates what the article is about, besides, A-C are minor details. Just ask yourself on the test, What is this about?" and don't even look at the choices before you answer that.
2. C, because it talks a lot about how it could be assembled on site, moved, decorative...