Art nouveau building at corner of Krisjana Barona Street and Elizabetes Street in central Riga. October 14, 2016
Built in 1910 as Riga Craftsmen Savings-and-Loans Bank. In the 1920's, there were opened the only rotating dance floors in the city. In the 1920's and 1930's the building accommodated editorial offices of several magazines and Latvian Conversational Dictionary, some company offices and a hotel. During the WWII it was the headquarters of People's Bank Riga. Between 1956 and 2015 it was the main building of Latvian National Library.
Art nouveau building at corner of Krisjana Barona Street and Elizabetes Street in central Riga. October 14, 2016
Built in 1910 as Riga Craftsmen Savings-and-Loans Bank. In the 1920's, there were opened the only rotating dance floors in the city. In the 1920's and 1930's the building accommodated editorial offices of several magazines and Latvian Conversational Dictionary, some company offices and a hotel. During the WWII it was the headquarters of People's Bank Riga. Between 1956 and 2015 it was the main building of Latvian National Library.