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Albert Street (Riga)

Latvia / Riga / Riga
 street, invisible, historic district
Albert Street (Alberta Iela) carries the name of the man who founded Riga. Now it is one of the most beautiful and splendid streets in the city, representing all that Art Nouveau can offer. The construction of this street took place in a rather short period of time - from 1901 till 1908. The authors of the magnificent buildings are M.Eisenstein, N.Mandelstam and K.Pekshens.
These buildings are rich in picturesque details, free composition and perfect performance. You will find astonishing faces, masks, large number of different animal sculptures etc.




www.virtualriga.com/arhitecture/alberta.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_iela
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Coordinates:   56°57'32"N   24°6'35"E
This article was last modified 5 years ago