All photographs on this Website
are copyrighted by the individual
photographers represented by
Focus Database and may not be
reproduced without the express
written permission of Focus
Database.
The Blackheads House in Riga. |
|
| Title: | The Blackheads House in Riga. |
|---|---|
| Image number: | 4DZ00148 |
| Author: | Didzis Kadaks |
| Related keywords: | building, town, street, statue, square, sculpture, Riga, pedestrian, man, Latvia, lantern, house, facade, cobbled street, city |
| Related categories: | Architectural sights, Europe, Travel, Sculpture, Architecture |
| Usage rights: | Advertising Free |
| Description: | The outstanding monument of Mannerism age was Melngalvju nams (the House of Blackheads) - oldest public building in Riga. The true House of Blackheads was destroyed in 1941and the present building was just recently rebuilt. Town Hall Square - after nearly 55 years, St.Roland Monument - the statue of Riga's patron saint has returned home and was erected, symbolising the power of the court of this medieval city and the safely of the market. |