Scottish National Portait Gallery 1 Queen St, Edinburgh
1889/95,
Robert Rowand Anderson
National Portrait Gallery Funding
Ministers to provide £5.1m to the National Galleries of Scotland following the Heritage Lottery Fund's £5m grant for £17.6m redevelopment of the gallery, set to complete in 2011.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery : Renewal Plans, 2008
Scottish National Portrait Gallery photo © adrian welch sep 2006 with lumix camera
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is a 'must see' building - intricate craftwork and sculptures of famous Scots in old red sandstone externally; triple-height beautifully-lit entry hall with mural-in-frieze format of noted Scots in chronological order by William Hare (refurbished by LDN Architects).
Scottish National Portrait Gallery photo © adrian welch sep 2006 with lumix camera
Contact the Scottish National Portrait Gallery:
+44 (0)131 624 6200
Scottish National Portait Gallery architect : Robert Rowand Anderson
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, EH2
National Portrait Gallery: image by Adrian Welch
National Portrait Gallery
National Galleries of Scotland inviting tenders until 20 Aug 2007 for consultants incl architect, structural engineer and lighting designer re National Portrait Gallery Project. Estimated value, excl VAT, £12.5m
Update re Gallery
Scottish National Portrait Gallery to close for around 18 months for refurbishment, to reopen late 2008
May 2005
Scottish Architecture: best Scottish Buildings of the last three decades
Queen Street Buildings Adjacent to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery:
No.9 Queen St: Royal College of Physicians, 1845, by Hamilton, late Greek Revival
No.8 Queen St: by Robert Adam, 1771.
Some key Buildings near the Scottish National Portrait Gallery:
Jenners
Balmoral Hotel
Scott Monument
John Lewis Edinburgh
St James Centre
Edinburgh Art Galleries:
National Gallery of Scotland
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art + Dean Gallery
Scottish Portrait Gallery
Royal Scottish Academy + Playfair Project
Fruitmarket Gallery
Edinburgh : back to index
Photos for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery Architecture page welcome: info@edinburgharchitecture.co.uk
Scottish National Portrait Gallery - Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt