Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London,
and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern,
Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the
network, opening in 1897.
It is housed in the Tate's original premises on Millbank on the
site of Millbank Prison. The front part of the building was designed
by Sidney R. J. Smith with a classical portico and dome behind.
Construction, undertaken by Higgs and Hill, commenced in 1893. The
gallery opened on 21 July 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art,
but became commonly known as the Tate Gallery, after its founder Sir
Henry Tate. There have been several extensions over the years. The
central sculpture gallery was designed by John Russell Pope.
May 2011, Photo 632