National Gallery
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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi.
The Wilkins Building, with the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields to the right
The Sainsbury Wing, as built, seen from Trafalgar Square
The Raising of Lazarus by Sebastiano del Piombo, from the Angerstein collection. This became the founding collection of the National Gallery in 1824. The painting has the accession number NG1, making it officially the first painting to enter the gallery.
Trafalgar Square
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Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, established in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. The square's name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain that took place on 21st October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar.
View of the square in 2009
Trafalgar Square, 1908
A 360-degree view of Trafalgar Square in 2009
A painting by James Pollard showing the square before the erection of Nelson's Column