Our guide told us that 40% of architecture in the city of Riga is art nouveau from the early 20th century. I thought the style was beautiful from seeing it in Vienna a couple of years ago:
And in Budapest last year:
As a style of architecture, it’s always fascinating and beautiful to look at but in Riga, the sculptures attached to the buildings seemed slightly more scary than from other cities. And while there are very well-kept buildings there are others that are totally run down which is a pity.
If you’d like to see more Art Nouveau, you’d need to visit Brussels (again) and Nancy (France). I haven’t been to the latter yet, just driven by, but it must be very nice.
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I would love to go back to Brussels because I wasn’t paying attention to buildings the first time I went and when I was there on business, I was paying, well, less attention. And Nancy would be nice!
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