Riga: Albert Street

An interesting thing that Riga is famous for, and possibly also one of the most unexpected for a rather small city in the outskirts of Europe, is the huge collection of Art Nouveau architecture (also sometimes called Jugendstil). According to some sources Riga has the highest concentration of these beautiful buildings in the world even! Up to one third of all buildings in central Riga is built in this style. That street is Albert Street. This gallery showcase some of the buildings from this street.

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Overview of Albert Street

A view looking down Albert Street, which is actually a rather short street.

Some of the facades

Some of the facades on the side with even numbers.

Alberta iela 2A

Alberta iela 2A

Alberta iela 4

Alberta iela 4. The Hungarian Embassy is located in this building.

Close-up of the details of Alberta iela 4

Close-up of the details on the facade of Alberta iela 4.

Alberta iela 8

Alberta iela 8.

The very detailed top facade of Alberta iela 8

The very detailed top facade of Alberta iela 8.

Alberta iela 12

Alberta iela 12. This building houses a museum dedicated to the Art Nouveau architecture of Riga.

Elizabetes iela

While in the area don't just look at Albert Street. There's more beautiful buildings on the surrounding street too. This is Elizabetes iela.

Elizabetes iela 10

Details of the facade for Elizabetes iela 10.