Riga, the capital of Latvia Monuments & Memorials in Latvia picture - Riga is Europe s capital of Art Nouveau. The most distinguished street is Alberta Street, which is laid exclusively with picturesque Art Nouveau buildings designed by such master architects as Mandelstahm, Pēkēns and Eisenstein, the latter an architect whose son went on to become the world famous film director - Sergei Eisenstein.
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Riga is Europe s capital of Art Nouveau. The most distinguished street is Alberta Street, which is laid exclusively with picturesque Art Nouveau buildings designed by such master architects as Mandelstahm, Pēkēns and Eisenstein, the latter an architect whose son went on to become the world famous film director - Sergei Eisenstein.