Wyld's Globe

Wyld's Globe

Wyld's Globe was situated in Leicester Square, London in England between 1851 and 1862.

It was constructed by James Wyld (1812–1887), a distinguished geographer and Member of Parliament.

The Globe was built at the time of the Great Exhibition. Inside a purpose-built building was a giant globe, 60 feet in diameter. The globe was hollow and contained a staircase and elevated platforms which members of the public could climb in order to view the continents and seas, complete with modeled mountain ridges and rivers all to scale.

Punch described the experience as "a geographical globule which the mind can take in at one swallow." After the 10-year lease had expired, it was removed in 1862, and the central garden of Leicester Square was redesigned.

Visitor experiences

A quote from a visitor to the Globe:

References

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External links

* [http://www.bftv.ac.uk/projects/exeter.htm Pictures of the Globe]
* [http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/wallace/S526.htm Article containing reaction to visiting the globe]
* [http://www.worc.ac.uk/victorian/victorianplays/Vol15iBuckstone.pdf Victorian play based on a visit to the Globe]


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