Art Nouveau building — Attraction in Riga

Just visited with my friend and boyfriend, and we were hoping to browse the shop. It took us awhile to find unfortunately and by the time we found it, we only had 20 minutes until closing time. The woman in the store was unbelievably rude and unwelcoming, claiming the cash register was closing already, 15 minutes earlier than what it said on Google, and encouraging us to leave. She had such a terrible attitude, it caught us off guard. Unfortunately, based on the brief and hostile experience we had, I could not recommend this to anyone unless you want to be harassed. Wish I could...

One of my, if not my top favorite place I visited in Riga. A small but beautiful area. An artists/photographers dream and anyone who is interested in beautiful architecture. Inside this building we were taken back into the time, through the detailed design of the rooms and the staff, who were dressed in 19th century garments. The staff were very friendly and in a very good mood, very welcoming. The tickets were also very decently priced. 100% recommend, a must-see in Riga! Not just the museum but also the surrounding Art...

You can find Art Nouveau architecture in almost third of Latvian capital's buildings. flowing lines, floral ornaments, geometric forms and use of symbolic figures and faces. Most buildings are situated in central Riga. Some interesting facts : Most Riga's building are build by local Latvian architects influenced by foreign architects in between 1880-1920. 40% of all buildings built in first part of 20th century. Riga, making it the city with the highest concentration of such (Art Nouveau) buildings anywhere...