House of the Blackheads (Riga)
Latvia /
Riga /
Riga /
Rātslaukums Square, 6/7
World
/ Latvia
/ Riga
/ Riga
World / Latvia / Riga
office building, tourist information centre/center, historical building
House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams)
One of the most beautiful buildings in Riga was destroyed during the II World War, because the building of the Blackheads' Organization was one of the most impressive architectural monuments in the city. This building, first mentioned in 1344, built in Gothic style, was a seat of single merchants belonging to the Merchants' Guild. Their patron was St.Mauricius, therefore it gained the name of Blackheads' Organization. By the way, this building was not only a meeting place, but it was used as an excellent concert hall as well, R.Wagner and F.List visited this place. The building of Blackheads' Organization was rebuilt in 1999. www.virtualriga.com/arhitecture/blackhead.asp
One of the most beautiful buildings in Riga was destroyed during the II World War, because the building of the Blackheads' Organization was one of the most impressive architectural monuments in the city. This building, first mentioned in 1344, built in Gothic style, was a seat of single merchants belonging to the Merchants' Guild. Their patron was St.Mauricius, therefore it gained the name of Blackheads' Organization. By the way, this building was not only a meeting place, but it was used as an excellent concert hall as well, R.Wagner and F.List visited this place. The building of Blackheads' Organization was rebuilt in 1999. www.virtualriga.com/arhitecture/blackhead.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Blackheads_(Riga)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°56'49"N 24°6'25"E
- Information centre 98 km
- Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre 191 km
- Visitor Centre 360 km
- Suomelinna Brewery 360 km
- Kerava library 389 km
- Yuryevskoye Podvorye tourist complex 459 km
- Leisure Fishing Museum, Asikkala 478 km
- Lapinsalmi 494 km
- Tourist information office 497 km
- Tourist Information Centre 514 km
- Parking 0.1 km
- Riga Technical University 0.1 km
- Riga Town Hall (Rathaus) Square 0.1 km
- Square of Latvian Riflemen 0.1 km
- Rīdzenes rezidence 0.2 km
- Old Riga 0.2 km
- 11 November Embankment 0.2 km
- Convent Courtyard 0.2 km
- Stone Bridge 0.5 km
- Central District Riga 2.2 km
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