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Tērbatas iela 15/17




School building on Tērbatas street 15/17 was the first of National Romanticism buildings in Riga - Latvian national architecture style. This building is especially interesting with exclusive materials used in construction - for example, travertine used in facade cladding was brought from Staburags cliff. It becomes even more unique when you know the fact that Staburags was sunked later when Soviets built a hydro power plant on Daugava - now this cliff is under water for decades.

 Here you can see how the building looked before renovation:



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Tērbatas iela 15/17 Reviewed by Ikars Kublins on Saturday, August 11, 2012 Rating: 5

2 comments:

  1. Now is very beautifull !!

    Tomás (From Madrid,already)

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  2. Interesting detail regarding the history of the Staburaga facade. I walk past this building all the time!

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