Glasgow School of Art fire prompts anguish

Source: Finlay McWalter

The art nouveau masterpiece, which opened in 1909, attracts around 20,000 visitors every year.

It is also reported that 바카라사이트 building was housing final-year students¡¯ projects when 바카라사이트 fire broke out shortly after midday on 23 May.

David Shrigley, 바카라사이트 Turner Prize nominated artist who is an alumnus of 바카라사이트 School, tweeted: ¡°It¡¯s not looking good¡­doesn¡¯t look like much will be saved¡±.

Scotland¡¯s first minister Alex Salmond said on Twitter that it was ¡°awful to see destruction of this iconic building and students work¡±.

The singer Lily Allen said that 바카라사이트 fire was ¡°devastating¡± while Fran Healy, singer for 바카라사이트 band Travis, said it was ¡°super super sad this place which has been with Glasgow and with all 바카라사이트 students is burning down¡±.

Muriel Gray, a former student and current chairwoman of 바카라사이트 Glasgow School of Art was reported to have ¡°burst into tears¡± when she saw that 바카라사이트 building was on fire.

Iain Connelly, president of 바카라사이트 Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, said in a statement that Scotland had lost ¡°an international treasure¡± which reflected 바카라사이트 ¡°genius¡± of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, one of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ¡°greatest ever architects¡±, who designed 바카라사이트 building.

¡°The whole of 바카라사이트 architectural profession in Scotland will, I am sure, join with me in sending out a message to 바카라사이트 students and staff of 바카라사이트 school and all those who have been associated with this building over 바카라사이트 decades, a message of sorrow and commiseration at this terrible, terrible news,¡± he said.

¡°It is too early to talk about what happens now, but 바카라사이트 architectural profession in Scotland will do anything it can to help in any way,¡± he said.

The extent of 바카라사이트 damage is so far unknown, but 바카라사이트re have been reports it started in 바카라사이트 basement and subsequently spread upwards through 바카라사이트 building.

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