The National Portrait Gallery on St Martin's Place in London was designed by Ewan Christian, chosen by the donor William Henry Alexander, who funded the building. Christian died before completion. The government provided the site and 16,000 pounds. The gallery opened at its new location on April 4, 1896. The article names no start date or client.
The article names no style. The building is Portland stone, built by Shillitoe & Son, and its bronze doors are 13 feet (4 m) tall. It gives no other dimensions. The infobox says established 1856, but the text says the gallery occupied other buildings until 1896.
The Duveen-funded extension came in 1933, and the Ondaatje Wing opened in 2000. The gallery closed from 2020 to 2023 for a 41 million pound refurbishment and reopened in June 2023. It holds portraits of historically important British people. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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