Small Guild House on Amatu Street in Old Town of Riga, Latvia. March 4, 2023
The building was designed by the architect Johann Daniel Felsko. Its foundation stone was laid in 1864 and, according to the chronicle, the Small Guild House was opened in 1888. The Riga Small Guild or St John's Guild (Die Kleine Gilde zu Riga, Sankt-Johannis-Gilde) was a brotherhood of Riga craftsmen that existed from 1352 until 1936, when the Chamber of Crafts was founded. The interior of the Small Guild is remarkable and rich: the floors of the hallway, vestibule and staircase are lined with terrazzo mosaics, all the windows of the house are decorated with artistic stained-glass windows, specially made and shipped from Hanover, the pointed wood edges of the door and window frames are decorated with painted instructive aphorisms and expressions in Gothic script.
Small Guild House on Amatu Street in Old Town of Riga, Latvia. March 4, 2023
The building was designed by the architect Johann Daniel Felsko. Its foundation stone was laid in 1864 and, according to the chronicle, the Small Guild House was opened in 1888. The Riga Small Guild or St John's Guild (Die Kleine Gilde zu Riga, Sankt-Johannis-Gilde) was a brotherhood of Riga craftsmen that existed from 1352 until 1936, when the Chamber of Crafts was founded. The interior of the Small Guild is remarkable and rich: the floors of the hallway, vestibule and staircase are lined with terrazzo mosaics, all the windows of the house are decorated with artistic stained-glass windows, specially made and shipped from Hanover, the pointed wood edges of the door and window frames are decorated with painted instructive aphorisms and expressions in Gothic script.