Barcelona, Paris, and Prague are still our favorites, but Riga is definitely
a must-see for the art nouveau enthusiast (also Nancy, Vienna, etc.)
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| Mint green |
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In an art nouveau store where Vicki stimulated the local
economy |
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| Extreme wedding cake |
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One of the most famous and prolific of Riga's art nouveau architects;
father of the famous Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein...Battleship
Potemkin, etc. |
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Home, briefly, for a very young Sir Isaiah Berlin, famous Oxford philosopher,
born in Riga |
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| Block of Accord |
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| Lots of caryatids in Riga |
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| Most striking of them all, back on Elizabeth St., #10 |
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| The large faces must be 6 feet in size |
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| Abiding impression of Riga art nouveau |
1 comment:
I must admit that I love the caryatids and the wedding cakes.
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