🇱🇻 Latvia's Historic Architectural Treasures
🌀 House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams) 📍 Riga Old Town 🌴Built in the 14th century, blending Gothic and Renaissance styles. 🌴Destroyed in WWII, meticulously rebuilt in 1999. 🌴Don’t miss: The ornate astronomical clock and facade sculptures. 🌄St. Peter’s Church (Svētā Pētera baznīca) 📍 Riga (since 1209) 🌄A mix of Romanesque, Gothic & Baroque. 🌄Its 123m spire was once Europe’s tallest wooden structure. 🌀 Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis) 📍 Riga Center (1935) 🍰42m tall, symbolizing independence. 🍰The Lady Liberty holds three stars for Latvia’s historic regions: Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Latgale. 🍰 Rundāle Palace (Rundāles pils) 📍 Southern Latvia (18th c.) 🍀The "Versailles of the Baltics", designed by Italian architect Rastrelli. 🍀138 rooms dazzle with frescoes and gilded Rococo details. 🍀Turaida Castle (Turaidas pils) 📍 Gauja National Park (since 1214) 🌀Iconic red-brick medieval fortress perched over the Gauja River valley. #Latvia #RigaArchitecture #EuropeTravel #History