What is Crystal Palace (Madrid)?
[[Image:Palácio de Cristal (Madrid) 1623.JPG|thumb|Palacio de Cristal in Madrid, Spain]] The '''Palacio de Cristal''' or '''Crystal Palace''' is a large [[glass]] [[building]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. It is located in the [[Retiro Park]] on the [[Paseo Duque de Fernán Nuñez]]. The palace was built in [[1887]] to keep [[exotic]] [[plant]]s from the [[Philippines]]. It is made of glass and [[steel]]. Later in 1924 plastic and rubber were added to it. [[Category:Buildings and structures in Madrid]] [[Category:1887 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Spain]]