The Aspøy School
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The Aspøyskolen, the Aspøy School, used to be the biggest building in Ålesund, and the school was first put into use in 1922. The cost of the school was 2.2 million NOK, which made it the most expensive building built in Ålesund. On Thursday, April 25th, 1940, six German bombers flew over Ålesund, and soon after the air-raid siren, the impact of bombs was heard. The school was hit by both blast bombs and fire bombs. The large copper tower was blown up, and the fire spread across the building. The Germans also occupied large parts of the school. They lived in some of the classrooms, while the gym was storage for liqueur and ammunition. At the end of the war, on March 28th, 1945, the school was bombed once more, this time by allied bombers. After the war, the school was restored, but was not completed until 1951. Today the school has around 180 students and 40 staff.