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Riga, officially Riga State City, is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 588,911 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's tota
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Old Riga Vecrīga Town Hall
Riga Cathedral
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Riga, Letonia, 2012 08 07, DD 10
The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. It was the bi
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…were, amongst others, St. Peter's Church which lost its wooden tower after a fire caused by the Wehrmacht (renovated in 1954). Another example is the House of the Blackheads, completely destroyed, its ruins subsequently demolished; a facsimile was constructed in 1995. In 1989, the percentage of Latvians in Riga had fallen…
House of the Blackheads at dusk
House of the Blackheads in early 20th century
Hypocaust or warm air furnace
Astronomical clock at House of the Blackheads in 2022