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Not every statue in London. The ones worth crossing the road for: Roman wall, medieval ruins, and the monuments that earn a detour.
The terraces and sphinxes of a palace that burnt in a night, with nothing on top of them.
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Paxton's Crystal Palace was moved from Hyde Park to this hilltop in 1854 and burnt down on the night of 30 November 1936, in a blaze seen from eight counties. What is left is the ground it stood on: two great Italianate terraces with their balustrades and staircases, the six sphinxes that flanked the steps, returned in 2018 to the terracotta red they were painted in the 1850s, and the bust of Paxton looking at the space. Below the Parade is the Victorian subway that brought passengers under the road from the station, a fan-vaulted brick crypt that opens to the public on set days. From the top terrace the view runs to the North Downs.
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