Garden Palace fire 1882 Fire Fire which destroyed the Garden Palace on 22 September 1882, three years after its construction for the International Exhibition. image Locate To navigate, press the arrow keys. -33.864647906397, 151.21349170642 Milestone Date of event 22 Sep 1882 {"name":"Date of event","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>22 Sep 1882<\/span>"},"date_start":"1882-09-22","date_end":"1882-09-22"} Type Fire {"name":"Fire","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Garden Palace by Shirley Fitzgerald , 2008 Whilst the Garden Palace was a brief and fiery addition to the Sydney landscape, the decision to hold an International Exhibition in 1879 was to place the city on the world stage. more » image image