Riga – Northern European’s Art Nouveau Capital

Central Riga, the downtown area, is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to its Medieval dwellings, quaint 19th century wooden structures and its prime examples of Art Nouveau architecture that, actually, are like no other!The Art Nouveau architecture in Riga makes up roughly one third of all the buildings in the centre of Riga, making Latvia\\\'s capital the city with the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture anywhere in the world. Built during a period of rapid economic growth, most of Riga\\\'s Art Nouveau buildings date from between 1904 and 1914.

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