You are not logged in.
License: Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 source: NFUAJ Source: unesco.nl - Source and License:

Historic Centre of Riga

Riga was a major centre of the Hanseatic League, deriving its prosperity in the 13th–15th centuries from the trade with central and eastern Europe. The urban fabric of its medieval centre reflects this prosperity, though most of the earliest buildings were destroyed by fire or war. Riga became an important economic centre in the 19th century, when the suburbs surrounding the medieval town were laid out, first with imposing wooden buildings in neoclassical style and then in Jugendstil . It is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe.

Further reading



ID: 67c70180c4b8b9e7af4fe99f

Slug: historic-centre-of-riga

relatedTo:

isChildOf:


Location:



Created At: Tue Jan 21 2025 19:00:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Updated At: Tue Mar 04 2025 13:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Created By:

Version: 1

Status: test_v1