Crystal Palace Dinosaur - telosaurus and plesiosaurus
The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and extinct mammals located in Crystal Palace, London. Commissioned in 1852 and unveiled in 1854, they were the first dinosaur sculptures in the world, pre-dating the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species by six years. Designed and sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins with the help of Richard Owen they were Grade II listed buildings from 1973, extensively restored in 2002 and upgraded to Grade I listed in 2007.
Crystal Palace Dinosaur - telosaurus and plesiosaurus
The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and extinct mammals located in Crystal Palace, London. Commissioned in 1852 and unveiled in 1854, they were the first dinosaur sculptures in the world, pre-dating the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species by six years. Designed and sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins with the help of Richard Owen they were Grade II listed buildings from 1973, extensively restored in 2002 and upgraded to Grade I listed in 2007.