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| Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs |
| Crystal Palace Park was created in 1854 by landscape gardner and architect Joseph Paxton when he transferred the centrepiece of the 1851 Great Exhbition lock, stock and paned-glass window to Sydenham Hill from Kensington Gardens. The Crystal Palace was sadly burned down in 1936. |
| In conjunction with the move, Paxton created a dinosaur park on the lower lake. Sculptor Benjamin Hawkins, with the help of Natural History Museum director Dr Richard Owen, created 29 stucco-clad dinosaurs that stalk the lake's main island. |
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Crystal Palace and Penge West. |
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354 goes along Thicket Road. 3, 122, 157, 202, 227, 322, 358, 363, 410, 417 and 931 all stop at the top of the park. |
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Dr Owen first coined the word "Dinosaur" - the literal translation is "terrible lizard". |
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