What is Scottish National Gallery?
[[File:National Gallery of Scotland restitch1 2005-08-07.jpg|300px| thumb|National Gallery of Scotland and Royal Scottish Academy Building, viewed from the South]] The '''Scottish National Gallery''' (formerly the '''National Gallery of Scotland''') is the national [[art gallery]] of [[Scotland]]. It is on [[The Mound]] in central [[Edinburgh]], close to [[Princes Street]]. The building was designed in a [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] style by [[William Playfair]], and first opened to the public in 1859.<ref>Campbell, Donald 2003. ''Edinburgh: a cultural and literary history''. Signal Books. p120. ISBN 9781902669731. </ref> The gallery houses Scotland's national collection of fine art, ahowing Scottish and international art from the beginning of the [[Renaissance]] to the start of the 20th century. The Scottish National Gallery is run by the National Galleries of Scotland. This public body also owns the [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]] and the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]]. These museums are also in Edinburgh. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Art museums in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Edinburgh]]