View of Baznicas (Church) Street in central Riga, Latvia. October 2, 2020
Old St.Gertrudes Church is situated on the left. An outstanding neo-Gothic monument and one of the most magnificent buildings by architect J. D. Felsko is the Riga Old St. Gertrude Evangelical Lutheran Church at 8 Gertrūdes Street (1863-1869). The red brick building features many filigree details of Gothic are cast in cement. The tower was crowned by a pyramidal spire dressed in chaparral. The church has three naves and a transept. The window openings have stained-glass windows depicting various biblical themes. Several of them were made in 1907, in the workshop of the Riga stained glass master E. Tode.
View of Baznicas (Church) Street in central Riga, Latvia. October 2, 2020
Old St.Gertrudes Church is situated on the left. An outstanding neo-Gothic monument and one of the most magnificent buildings by architect J. D. Felsko is the Riga Old St. Gertrude Evangelical Lutheran Church at 8 Gertrūdes Street (1863-1869). The red brick building features many filigree details of Gothic are cast in cement. The tower was crowned by a pyramidal spire dressed in chaparral. The church has three naves and a transept. The window openings have stained-glass windows depicting various biblical themes. Several of them were made in 1907, in the workshop of the Riga stained glass master E. Tode.