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Lifelong Learning Multirateral School Project ’We all came here from somewhere’

Lifelong Learning Multirateral School Project ’We all came here from somewhere’. Olaine Secondary School No 1 Latvia 2010. Architectu r al Mo numents in Latvia. T he Republic of Latvia was founded on November 18 , 1918 .

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Lifelong Learning Multirateral School Project ’We all came here from somewhere’

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  1. Lifelong Learning Multirateral School Project ’We all came here from somewhere’ Olaine SecondarySchool No 1 Latvia 2010

  2. Architectural Monuments in Latvia

  3. The Republic of Latvia was founded on November 18, 1918. • Occupations by the Soviet Union (1940-1941, 1945-1991) and Naczi Germany (1941-1945). • Latvia is in the WTO from 1998. and in 2004 became a member of the European Union and NATO. LatviainshortBrief:

  4. Designed by KārlisZāle and built entirely from public donations. • Brīvībaspiemineklis, was completed in the nation’s capital of Rīga in 1935. • Atthe top ofthecolumnthereis a figureofLiberty, liftingthreegilded stars, symbolizingthethree historical districts of Latvia. • It’sheightis42 m. • At the base of the monument thereare several sculptural groups, thatdepictLatviancultureandhistory. Symbol of Independence - Freedom Monument

  5. Architecture since Christianity was the primary form of art, and this was the case also in Latvia. As Christianity spread, all styles of architecture were seen here. But we have our own national characteristics and features honed by the often harsh and traumatic ages.

  6. EthnographicOpenAirMuseum • The museum was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. • It consistsof100 wooden dwelling houses, windmills, churches and various other buildings. • The Open air museum contains no less than 140.000 items from Latvia's rich past.

  7. RigaCastle • This structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. The castle was founded and built on the basis of a treaty between Riga and the Livonian Order in 1330. • Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia.

  8. Bauska Castle • During the big Northern war in 1706 Russian army destroyed Bauska Castle. The Order of Livonian Knights built the fortress near the confluence of the Mūsa and the Mēmele in about 1443. • At the end of the 16th century the first Duke of Courland, GothardKettler, rebuilt the fortress as the fortified residence.

  9. Turaida Castle

  10. The castle was constructed in the Brick Gothic style in 1214 under Albert, archibishop of Riga. Restoration began in the 1970s and the castle is now the centrepiece of the Turaida Museum Reserve. • It was badly damaged by thefire in 1776 and not reconstructed, and in the course of time fell into a ruin.

  11. RundalePalace

  12. RundalePalace • It was built in 1736-40 as the summer residence of Ernst Johann Biron, the Duke of Courland, by theItalian architect Francesco BartolomeoRastrelli. The Rundale Palace is one of the most outstanding monuments in Latvia of Baroque and Rococo art.

  13. Jelgava Palace • At the end of the 16th century the first Duke of Curland, GothardKettler, rebuilt the fortress as the fortified residence.

  14. It was built in 1738, based on the design of FrancescoBartolomeoRastrellias a residence for the DukeofCourlandin their capital Mītava. Jelgava Palace or Mitava Palace is the largest Baroque style palace in the Baltic States. • Now it isthehomeofLatviaUniversityofAgriculture. • The palace was founded by Ernst Johann von Biron on the island between the LielupeandtheDriksarivers.

  15. Art Nouveau (Jugendstil)inRiga • The main streetsof Riga’s Art Nouveau district areElizabetes and Alberta. • The Art Nouveau movementstartedinthelateof 19th century, reached its peak in the early 20th century. Riga has more than 800 Art Nouveau buildings. • FamousLatvianarchitectsMikhail Eisenstein, Konstantin Peksne, Eugene Laubedesignedmostofthesebuildings.

  16. The historic centre of Riga, Latvia, with "the finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe", was inscribed on the WorldHeritage List of UNESCO in 1997because of the "quality and the quantity of its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture“.

  17. RigaBrothers’ Cemetery • Memorialof Latvian soldiers who were killed between 1915 and 1920 inthe World War I. • It was built as an integrated combination of sculpture and landscaping between 1924 and 1936by the sculptore KarlisZale. The cemetery contains more than 2,000 burials.

  18. One of the most famous sculptures is Mother Latvia and her dead sons.

  19. Riga St. Peter'sChurch • Mentioned for the first time in 1209. • It is the highest church in Riga. It wasbuiltinthree periods: Gothic, Romanesqueandlate Baroque. Burrieddown 2 times. • Since 1991St. Peter's Church isthehomeof Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riga.

  20. TheHouseofBlackheads • First mentioned in 1334as the New House of the Large Guild. • ThebuildingwasdestroyedbytheNaczionJune 28, 1941. DuringtheSovietoccupationin 1948 therestthebuildingwascompletelyblownup. • After the Republic of Latvia regained its independence, the restoration of the House of Blackheads started, which was completed in 2000.

  21. Aglona Basilica • Thechurchwasbuiltfromthewoodtogetherwith a monasteryin 1700. • It attracts thousands of pilgrims every year on the day of the Assumption of MaryonAugust 15. • In 1980 the Church celebrated its 200th anniversary and was officially given the status of a Basilica by Pope John Paul II.

  22. TheBridgeoverthe Venta • TheBridge over theVenta River in Kuldigawasbuilt in 1874and it is the third longest clay brick masonry highway bridge in Europe. • The bridge consists of seven 17 m long arcswith total length of 164 m. • During the long lifetime, the bridge didn’thave a lot of damages that could influence the further service life.

  23. TheNational Opera ofLatvia • The city’s German Theatre inDuchyofCourland, which offered dramatic theatre, opera, and ballet productions, was opened in 1782. • The official history of Latvian opera began in 1912, when it was established in Riga by PāvulsJurjāns. • On January 23, 1919, the Latvian National Opera staged its debut performance: Richard Wagner’s opera Der fliegende Holländer. • Todaythe Opera buildingis a homeofLatvianNationalBallet, LatvianNational Opera ChorusandLatvianNational Opera Orchestra.

  24. Thereareabout3412architectural monuments inLatviaandtheyalsoincludemanors, monuments, parks, windmillsetc.

  25. Thankyouforwatchingandhopeyouwillenjoytheday! 

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