Art Nouveau at the Lighthouse

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Glasgow’s Lighthouse is a Charles Rennie Mackintosh building that used to be part of the Glasgow Herald‘s printing offices until they moved out in the mid-80s. The Lighthouse re-opened in 1999 as Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. We visited recently for an excellent exhibition on Art Nouveau (phone photos). If you’re in the area and fancy it, it’s only on till tomorrow, so be quick!

We also climbed the distinctive tower, which originally contained an 8000-gallon water tank, for great views over the city’s roofscape (John’s photos).

Internal staircase
Rainbow
View from Glasgow Lighthouse Tower
View from Glasgow Lighthouse Tower
View from Glasgow Lighthouse Tower
West Nile Street

Finally, some more shots of the interior.

A lovely escape from a wet afternoon!

 

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  10. Ah Rennie Mac. We always indulge ourselves on a fix when we come to Glasgow but i’m not sure be done the Lighthouse. And we were upset about the fire at the Art school though we heard the main features weren’t damaged.

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    • The Lighthouse is in a lane off Buchanan Street so is maybe not so obvious as some of the other Mackintosh sites. It has a display of models of CRM’s unbuilt designs which I really like. The fire service did a great job containing the Art School fire and 90% was saved, though the Mackintosh Library went. I had visited it the day before the fire so was one of the last people to see it intact. However, I hear it’s going to be replaced to the same design.

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  12. Ah, I’d love to visit, I am a fan of Art Nouveau, but it is a bit too far away for me 😦
    Glasgow has some interesting architecture. Nice photos from the roof. I thank John for climbing those steps for me 🙂

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