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Lord Sainsbury - the former chair of the British supermarket chain of the same name - has been revealed to have left a note inside a false column inside the National Gallery in London revealing his contempt for the design element.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2024
Lord Sainsbury - the former chair of the British supermarket chain of the same name - has been revealed to have left a note inside a false column inside the National Gallery in London revealing his contempt for the design element.
The note, signed by Lord Sainsbury, who funded the building’s development in 1990, was discovered during renovations.
In the note, Lord Sainsbury, who died in 2022, wrote that two non-structural columns in the building’s foyer were “a mistake of the architect”.
The letter reads: “If you have found this note you must be engaged in demolishing one of the false columns that have been placed in the foyer of the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery.
“I believe that the false columns are a mistake of the architect and that we would live to regret our accepting this detail of his design.
“Let it be known that one of the donors of this building is absolutely delighted that your generation has decided to dispense with the unnecessary columns.”
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