Anno 1912: Neoclassical residential house with stores at corner of Krišjāņa Barona Street and Ģertrūdes Street in central Riga, Latvia. October 22, 2022
Architect Nikolai Yakovlev (1879-1956). The towers at the corners of the neoclassical buildings of the time are no longer the pseudo-Gothic spires or the voluminous domes of the neo-Baroque style, but round belvederes under domes reminiscent of the work of Renaissance architects. The architectural character of the house is expressed in its upward orientation; the rigidity of the rhythmically divided facades of the window rows. The façade is almost devoid of brick or sculptural ornamentation, with a few Classical wreaths or leaf garlands and relatively modest ornament.
Anno 1912: Neoclassical residential house with stores at corner of Krišjāņa Barona Street and Ģertrūdes Street in central Riga, Latvia. October 22, 2022
Architect Nikolai Yakovlev (1879-1956). The towers at the corners of the neoclassical buildings of the time are no longer the pseudo-Gothic spires or the voluminous domes of the neo-Baroque style, but round belvederes under domes reminiscent of the work of Renaissance architects. The architectural character of the house is expressed in its upward orientation; the rigidity of the rhythmically divided facades of the window rows. The façade is almost devoid of brick or sculptural ornamentation, with a few Classical wreaths or leaf garlands and relatively modest ornament.