Riga, the capital of Latvia, is the largest city in the Baltic ... This beautiful city has around 800 buildings that are in the Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style of architecture in the city centre ...

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of the international competition for the design of the Riga Ropax Terminal in Latvia ... 1960s warehouse building and repurposes ...

While Latvia has seen very dark ... like the art nouveau architecture of Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein, the invention of jeans by Riga-born Jacob W. Davis, and the sporting success of NBA star ...

Riga is a place that knows how to celebrate life — albeit quietly, in that most charming, uniquely Baltic kind of way. Different eras of foreign rule have influenced Latvian architecture ...

Herbert Cukurs had a senior position in the Arajs Kommando, a Nazi death squad in German-occupied Latvia. In late 1941, he personally took part in mass murder at the Riga Ghetto and the nearby ...

Moscow (AsiaNews) - A unique project of its kind has been in operation since March in Riga, the capital of former Soviet Latvia ... the activities take place, a building that was abandoned ...

Hometown Pride in Riga After 'Flow' Wins Latvia's First Oscar RIGA ... who snapped a photo with it Monday — can pose with the famous feline. And a special stamp featuring the starring black ...

The tiny, Baltic city of Riga ... the heart of Latvia, its ancient historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which boast tiny glowing cafes tucked behind churches, grand buildings dating ...