Riga

Thanks to Llze for the nice card ans stamp , sent 25 NOV 2021

    The historic centre of Riga was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Many medieval buildings survive, among them the 13th-century Riga Dom (cathedral), the 14th-century Riga Castle (1330), and merchants’ homes and warehouses. The canal around the city’s Old Town was the fortress moat. Nearby, many elaborate facades in the Jugendstil artistic style testify to Riga’s wealth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the public buildings that were renovated in the 1990s was the National Opera, first built as the Riga German Theatre in 1863. The 14th-century House of Blackheads, damaged during World War II and razed in 1954, was rebuilt in 2000. Early 21st-century construction included high-rise towers, a hockey stadium that hosted the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship, and the National Library, completed 2013.

(SOURCE:BRITANNICA).

 

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• Mail Delivery by Bicycle

Country:
    Latvia
Series:
    Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bicycles | C.E.P.T. / Europe | Dogs | Postal Traffic
Issued on:
    2020-05-08

Riga,Latvian National Opera

 

 

Thank you OKSANA , sent 05.04.2013

    The Latvian National Opera (LNO) is the main theater of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Around the building extends a park.

    The theater is the home of the National Opera and Ballet. The stable company was formed shortly after the independence of the nation, 1918, and two years later the dance company , still the only professional company in the nation , was created.

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The Small Coat of Arms of Latvia

Country:
    Latvia
Series:
    Coats of Arms of Latvian Towns and Municipalities
Themes:
    Coats of Arms | Heraldic Animals | Lions
Issued on:
    1994-12-21