Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is located in Glasgow, Scotland and is the most visited museum in Scotland and in the UK outside London.

The building is in the style of Spanish baroque was built in 1901 from the traditional architecture of Glasgow red sandstone. The opening of the gallery was held in preparation for the International Exhibition in Glasgow. The centerpiece of the main hall of a grand organ. There is an urban legend that the building was built backwards, and architect jumped from one of the towers, when he saw that the facades are mixed up. However, this is just a myth.

The basis of the Kelvingrove art collection was a collection of paintings, donated to the museum from the gallery McLellan, named after the founder and philanthropist Archibald McLellan. The museum displays paintings of famous European masters: Rembrandt, Rubens, Botticelli, Titian, Picasso, Dali. There is also a large collection of works by Scottish artists.

In addition to paintings, the museum also exhibited the collection of arms and armor, art of ancient Egypt, a collection of natural history (including skeletons of prehistoric animals), and even a real airplane, "Spitfire" - British fighter of World War II.

In 2006, Queen Elizabeth II opened the gallery after the reconstruction, which lasted three years. The museum, a host of interactive exhibits designed for children.

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