The restoration of the historical facade of the building in Riga, 26 Krisjana Valdemara Street, built in the neoclassical style, has been completed. This is a cultural historical building, the facade of which was restored in 2021 by order of VAS “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi” (SCJC “State Real Estate Agency”) and now, thanks to the work…
Restorers prepared a completely unusual surprise for the citizens of Riga for the public holiday, when painted in patriotic colors the historic building in 24 Ernest Birznieka-Upisha Street (built in 1901) in the process of tis renewal. Now the facade of the building is also illuminated, so that the red-white-red building, designed by the famous…
Due to the public holiday, another architectural gem of the Riga center has flickered. VAS “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi” (VNĪ) (SJSC “State Real Estate Agency”) informs about the renewal of the historical facade of the “Sakta” building in Riga, 32 Brivibas Street. “The exterior of the neo-Renaissance building has been updated following the guidelines of the…
The restoration and renewal works of the facades on the side of Alberta and Strelnieku streets of the multi-storey apartment building in Art Nouveau in Riga, 13 Alberta Street, were carried out in the time period from March to November 2018. Originally it was built in 1904 according to the design of the famous construction…
The facade of the building of the Riga State Gymnasium No.1 (which is located in Riga, 8 Rainis Boulevard) built in 1874 by the project of the famous architect Johann Daniel Felsko was restored in 2018. This work was commissioned by the Riga City Council Property Department at AS “Būvuzņēmums Restaurators”. [LBS id=2248] Prior to…
Different works were performed in the process of renewal of the facade of the building (which is located in Riga, 61 Caka Street), built in the eclectic style. There is a number of positions worth mentioning among these, the main of which is undoubtedly the restoration of historical decorative elements, because some of them were…
The renewal works on the facade of the building of the Riga Teika Secondary School (located in 14 Aizkraukles Street, in the Teika district) by order of the Property Department of the Riga City Council, were performed by AS “Būvuzņēmums Restaurators” during the period from April to August 2017. [LBS id=2276] This educational institution was…
The building of Riga municipality in 8 Cesu Street, was originally designed as a tenement house. Its construction was completed in 1910. However, during more than 100 years of its history, it served different masters and was used for various purposes, and at one point even the Riga 9th Evening (shift) Secondary School was located…
Almost after a year of restoration works and 117 years since the moment of construction of the building, the facade of the world famous factory “VEF” regained its original historical appearance. The large-scale facade renovation works have been carried out in this building of eclectic style, which was built in 1899. These works have been…
Latvian National Opera House on 3 Aspazijas Boulevard, without exaggeration, is one of the architectural symbols of the capital of Latvia. Opera traditions are present in Latvia from the XVIII century, when musical performances were staged at court of the Duke of Courland and wandering opera companies came to Riga. The first Latvian opera was…
Riga Castle is the residence of the president of Latvia and definitely one of the most significant building of Latvian capital, in historical and cultural terms. The castle is located in 3 Pils Square, on the banks of river Daugava. The first stone of the Riga Castle was laid in 1330, and master of the…
Today Evangelical-Lutheran Old St. Gertrude church is perceived mainly as a religious building by ones, as a historical monument of architecture by others, but some people just use it as a handy landmark in Riga. However, it would be a great difficulty to find at least one person in Latvia who did not know the…
Facade repair of the building of the current Court Administration in Riga, 6 Antonijas Street, was completed in October 2014. Works on the site were made by AS “Būvuzņēmums Restaurators” by the order of the state joint-stock company “Tiesu namu aģentūra” and in accordance with the project of the architect Kristine Grava. [LBS id=1986] Built…
The building of the Bank of Latvia in Riga, on 1B Krisjana Valdemara Street, has a rich history, as it was built in 1890 for the needs of the Crediting Company of Vidzeme Nobility. At the beginning of XXI century, a large-scale restoration begun in the building, in which AS “Būvuzņēmums Restaurators” took part. Customer…
Historical cinema “Splendid Palace” in Riga, 61 Elizabetes Street, was the first detached building intended exclusively for the needs of the cinema. The cinema was opened on December 30, 1923, and there were 824 seats for spectators in it. The building itself, impressive with its Neo-Baroque facade, surprises with the variety of Neo-Baroque forms in…
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