Brīvības Street 68, Riga

In Rīga, Brīvības street 68, a rental multi-apartment building with shops, built in 1903, architect Aleksandrs Šmēlings. The building was built in Art Nouveau style.

Apartment house with shops
The building draws one's attention with its saturated but elegantly ornamented profile. Particularly notable are the staircase railings and elevator doors, which were made in the A. Biebler metalwork factory in Riga. At that time a pharmacy occupied the corner section of the ground floor. During the Soviet period a candy shop replaced it, but by the year 2000 it was once again a pharmacy. Individual details of its attractive interior harmonize well with the Art Nouveau architecture of the building.
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