Welcome to the National Gallery — London’s grand living room of art! It all began in 1824 with just 38 paintings, bought for the nation and squeezed into a townhouse at Pall Mall street. Londoners loved it so much that a bigger home was needed, and voilà — in 1838, William Wilkins unveiled his grand neoclassical palace on Trafalgar Square. Its Corinthian columns and dome-like roof have since seen everything from royal carriages to pigeons perched like art critics. Inside, over 2,300 masterpieces dazzle — Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Turner’s tempests, and da Vinci’s serene Virgin of the Rocks. Every room is a portal through time, bursting with light, colour, and a touch of British charm — proof that in London, art really does belong to everyone. But what happens when the Gallery goes to war?