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Highlights include 10b Elizabetes Street, 4a Strēlnieku Street, Bastejkalns, Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Eight Antonijas Street, Esplanāde.

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  1. 10b Elizabetes Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    Here you will see which part of the famous facade appeared in Riga and which came from a printed album.

  2. 4a Strēlnieku Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    This stop will show how the building became Latvia's contribution to a new international school.

  3. Bastejkalns: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    The terrain and the bridge explain why the film crew came under fire and could not cross the canal.

  4. Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    The archbishop’s basement room will link the return of services with the church’s legal recognition.

  5. Eight Antonijas Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    Here you will see how the position of the staircase determined the design of the entire facade.

  6. Esplanāde: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    The industrial exhibition explains how the city obtained permission to landscape the edges of the military parade ground.

  7. Freedom Monument: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    The public laying of flowers will show how the monument once again became a place of open civic action.

  8. Kronvalda Park: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    A memorial stone links a closed club garden to the first Riga performance in the Latvian language.

  9. Kronvalda Park and the Riga Canal: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    Here, a temporary exhibition site will explain the origins of the museum collection and the public park.

  10. Latvian National Museum of Art: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    A museum purchase will show how controversial modernists became recognized classics.

  11. Latvian National Opera: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    This is where it will be decided how the Latvian troupe gained a stage, state funding, and a national name.

  12. Riga Art Nouveau Centre at 12 Alberta Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    Here you will distinguish the authentic parts of the architect's apartment from the museum furnishings assembled later.

  13. Sixty-Two Dzirnavu Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    The final stop will shift the discussion from apartment-building facades to the production facilities hidden in the courtyard.

  14. St. Peter's Church: story on the “Old Riga: a city inside the wall” route

    This stop will show how a dispute over church services turned into a struggle for control of the city's church.

  15. Swedish Gate and the Wall Line: story on the “Old Riga: a city inside the wall” route

    The finale will link a residential house, the defensive wall, and the townspeople’s daily route to the center.

  16. Thirteen Alberta Street: story on the “Riga's Quiet Centre: Art Nouveau and Apartment Buildings” route

    Here, an archival construction dispute invites a closer look at the building's position relative to the street.

  17. Three Brothers: story on the “Old Riga: a city inside the wall” route

    Here you will make out which parts of the ensemble the restorer preserved, removed, or moved from other buildings.

  18. Town Hall Square and the House of the Blackheads: story on the “Old Riga: a city inside the wall” route

    Here you will understand how a visiting merchant moved from a temporary association to the rights of a burgher.

  19. Vērmanes Garden: story on the “Boulevard Ring: How Riga Became a Capital” route

    A private donation explains why the city garden remained open to everyone.