House of the Blackheads and Saint Peter's Church in Riga, Latvia
House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of the Blackheads Guild, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886, adding most of the ornamentations. The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The current reconstruction was erected from 1995 to 1999.
Size: 3493px × 5242px
Location: Blackhead's House, Town hall Square, Old Town, Riga, Latvia, Baltic Region, Northern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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