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National Gallery Description
The National Gallery possesses one of the most valuable and comprehensive collections of pictures in the world. The building in which they are housed was designed by William Wilkins and was completed in 1838. From the terrace there is a view of Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. Outside the building stands the monument of James II as a Roman emperor by Grinling Gibbons (1686) with the inscription "King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland" as well as a bronze replica of the Washington statue by Houdon in Richmond, Virginia. The gallery was founded in 1824 when Parliament voted £57,000 for the purchase of 38 pictures from the famous Angerstein collection which were first seen in the Angerstein rooms at 100 Pall Mall. Numerous later
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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections;  Major world-scale museum;  Significant work of art;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
National Gallery Highlights

East Wing

The East Wing of the National Gallery in London presents painting from 1700 to 1920 including:

William Hogarth ("Marriage à la Mode"), Sir Joshua Reynolds ("Lady Cockburn and Children"), John
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North Wing

The North Wing in the National Gallery in London presents painting from 1600 to 1700 including:

Peter Paul Rubens ("Rape of the Sabine Women", "The Straw Hat"), Anthonis van Dyck ("Charles I on
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Sainsbury Wing

The Sainsbury Wing in the National Gallery in London presents painting from 1260 to 1510 such as:

Fra Angelico ("Christ in Majesty"), Duccio, Pisanello, Masaccio, Giotto, Paolo Uccello, Piero
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West Wing

The West Wing of the National Gallery in London presents painting from 1510 to 1600 such as:

Michelangelo ("The Entombment"), Pontormo, Andrea del Sarto, Bronzino, Correggio, Giorgione, Titian (
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Address
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
United Kingdom
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed18:0018:0021:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Good Friday - Christian
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
FREE
Tips
Admission charge for exhibitions.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Underground: Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus; Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 30, 53, 88, 94, 109, 159, 176, 177, 184, 196.
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