Cat's House Art Nouveau Architecture Riga, Latvia

---

Cat's House Art Nouveau Architecture Riga, Latvia Meistaru Street 10 (1909, architect Friedrich Scheffel). Known as the “Cat House” because of the cats that sit atop its corner towers, this building was put up specifically to display the owner’s superiority over the owners of the Great Guild building which is nearby. The façade has a medieval air to it, but it does include some decorative motifs from the school of Art Nouveau, particularly in the portal. One of the portals has masks that are typical of Art Nouveau.

---

Size: 5256px × 3504px
Photo credit: © Martin Lindsay / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., 10, air, architecture, art, cat, decorative, facade, house, house”, latvia, medieval, meistaru, motifs, nouveau, riga, street, “cat