Art Nouveau objects in Riga

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Elizabetes iela 10a (1903.)

Architect: Mihails Eizenšteins

Konstantīns Pēkšēns was responsible for the initial design of the typically eclectic building at Elizabetes iela 10a. Already during the construction process Mikhail Eisenstein incorporated façade of the building unusually extravagant and magnificent Art Nouveau ornamentation and on the top floor created a large, impressive window aperture in the shape of a keyhole. Several of the decorative features include the carriage spring motif associated with Mikhail Eisenstein’s workplace (Department of public traffic ways of the Vidzeme provincial government of which he was the head).