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NATIONAL GALLERY (The)

The National Gallery houses the British nation's national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Established in 1824, the Nastional Gallery is regularly in the top 10 most visited attractions in Britain and includes works by Vermeer, Titian, Cezanne, Monet, van Dyck, Gainsborough, Rubens, Rembrandt, van Gogh, Holbein, Turner, Constable, Raphael, Cannaletto, Caravaggio, da Vinci, Botticelli.

Entry is free.

Interesting factoid - the columns of the portico were taken from Carlton House when it was demolished. Carlton House was once home to the Prince Regent, later George IV.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Trafalgar Square
County
London
Post Code
WC2N 5DN
Main Historic Period
N/A
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
National Portrait Gallery is next door
Primary Management
HM Government
SCALLOP (The)

The Scallop is a 12 foot (4 metre) high sculpture by Suffolk artist Maggi Hambling controversially situated on the beach just to the north of Aldeburgh. It is made of 10mm thick stainless steel and designed to withstand 100mph winds. The installation is a monument to past Aldeburgh resident Benjamin Britten. Cut into the rim of the scallop are the words "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" from Britten's opera Peter Grimes.

Post code is approximate - walk north along the beach from Aldeburgh.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Aldeburgh Beach
Aldeburgh
County
Suffolk
Post Code
IP15 5PH
Main Historic Period
Modern
Tip/Nearby
Aldeburgh, Thorpeness
Primary Management
Local Authority

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