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Art Nouveau of Riga, Latvia

Riga - the capital of Latvia - became one of the major centres of industry, trade and culture on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in the beginning of 19th century.

 

A lot of new building were erected in Neoclassical style and Jugend style.

The "Historic Centre of Riga" was added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1997.

 

According to Unesco it is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe. More than one third of all buildings there is of Art Nouveau style but you'll find the most well restored houses on Alberta, Strelnêiku and Elizabetes iela.

The style there was inspired by German, Austrian and Finnish architecture with roots in local cultural traditions. Mihail Eizenstein was an important architect among others.
COMMENTS
Paolo said at 6:34 p.m. on Dec 18, 2006:
Very interesting tabblo! Beautiful pictures.
Experience said at 6:35 p.m. on Dec 18, 2006:
Mi unisco ai complimenti di Paolo. Bel tabblo.
Mashpee_Paula said at 6:38 p.m. on Dec 18, 2006:
So very beautiful! Again, thanks for sharing another great adventure with us. :)
Pkeener said at 6:41 p.m. on Dec 18, 2006:
Mesmerising. I am looking over and over again at the faces. You are so good at this.
Jasontengco said at 10:19 p.m. on Dec 18, 2006:
these are great!
Chiloedream said at 8:56 a.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Une grande qualité d'images. Did you use your "alfa 100" for these pics? Bravo Ake, amitiés.
Akeke said at 9:06 a.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Qui, mostly Alfa 100, but some could be Canon PowerShot S1 also. The stichted blue house was Canon. We have better zoom-lenses to the alfa and it's also more easy to handle with large LCD and viewfinder.
Chiloedream said at 9:29 a.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
You have a nice camera. When I bought my "bridge" Panasonic, I hesitated a lot with alfa 100. I love my camera, but the next one should be a reflex, I am waiting for 100.000.000 ( hundred millions) pix and price under 500 euros!!! This will take 2 or 3 years!?!?!? Amitiés.
Hollyridger said at 11:23 a.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Another terrific tabblo, Ake. I do so enjoy this type of tabblo almost as much as I enjoy shooting this kind of image, Art Nouveau, that is! Most interesting - thanks.
Jillcdunn said at 1:40 p.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Your pictures have such great clarity it's almost like being there. Splendid architecture. Great tabblo!
Trekki said at 1:44 p.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
My goodness - how beautiful !! Haha, my little Darmstadt should say goodbye to being an important Jugend style city - compared to Riga it is almost nothing here... Congrats to these fantastic pictures .-))
Akeke said at 2:00 p.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Hej Ingrid, I think you should make a Jugend tabblo-tour in Darmstadt. I think your fellow tabbloer would like that!
Mthorne said at 7:52 p.m. on Dec 19, 2006:
Interesting tabblo. Amazing architecture. The statues are beautiful, but kinda scary.
Nmat said at 2:41 p.m. on Dec 21, 2006:
I had no idea. Absolutely stunning. Again.
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:07 p.m. on Dec 21, 2006:
Like Nancy, I had no idea about how Riga would look like. It's more interesting than I could ever imagine. The buildings seem to be so well preserved, and their style is unique. It must have been a great trip.
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