Years later, when the man died, the gold coins were used to build Riga. This beautiful city has around 800 buildings that are in the Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style of architecture in the city ...

and prior to the trip we learned that Riga has more Art Nouveau buildings than anywhere else in the world. The flight was 2 hours and 40 minutes from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Riga, and the ...

It is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Riga was een belangrijk centrum van het Hanze ...

Art nouveau district: Many of Riga’s 800-plus art nouveau buildings are concentrated north of the old town. Some of the most audacious are on Elizabetes iela and Alberta iela, with the most ...

Plus, the town centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is understandable considering Riga has more Art Nouveau buildings than any other European city. This made sightseeing super cheap.

Now we come to think of it, Riga may even deserve a list all to itself. Art Nouveau architecture makes up roughly one third of all the buildings in Latvian capital’s centre, making it the ...

I’ve stumbled across Art Nouveau buildings in all sorts of unlikely places, and wherever I find them it lifts my spirits like no other architectural style. There are lots in Riga, the capital of ...

The late-19th century is also apparent in Riga’s celebrated Art Nouveau district – a fabulous pocket of architecture that spreads out around Alberta Iela (Albert Street), a short stroll north ...

Art Nouveau, or "new art" in French, is an architectural and artistic movement that emerged in the late 19th century and lasted through World War II. Known for its flowing lines, organic forms ...

Now we come to think of it, Riga may even deserve a list all to itself. Art Nouveau architecture makes up roughly one third of all the buildings in Latvian capital’s centre, making it the largest ...