Guildhall Art Gallery

The Guldhall Art Gallery was originally built in 1885 and completed in 1999, to replace a building destroyed in the Blitz. It is adjacent to the Guildhall.

It houses the art collection of the City of London, documenting the history of the City. There are about 250 paintings on display at any time and works date from 1670 to the present time.

The remains of a Roman amphitheatre built in AD70 also stand on the site under the Art gallery, and this is now a protected monument. The amphitheatre was discovered by archaeologists working on the site of the new Guildhall Art Gallery building in 1988.