Alberta Street 2a, Riga
The Boguslavskiy apartment building, Alberta Street 2a
1906, Architect Būvinženieris Mihails Eizenšteins
One of the last eclectically decorated Art Nouveau buildings to be erected in Rīga. There are two sphinxes at the entrance to provide security for it. Art Nouveau often made use of Egyptian motifs. The sphinx was particularly popular, seen as a symbol of the sun and of security. The decorations of the building use geometric and stylised ornaments. Two sculptures of women with torches in hand are on either side of the entrance. The façade is accented with bands of glazed red tiles. The building has an attic which is needed only for the placement of decorative elements – window apertures through which the sky can be seen, mascarons and various geometric ornaments.
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