New Town (Riga)

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Location of the district in Riga

The New Town of Riga (Latvian: Centrs ) is a district of the Latvian capital that emerged from the second half of the 19th century . Together with Riga's old town, it forms the Centrs rajons, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 .

The new town lies east of the Daugava (German: Düna ), beyond the parks and green spaces that arose on the earlier town fortifications. The old and new town are connected by the Freedom Boulevard (at the Freedom Monument ).

The New Town of Riga, together with the corresponding districts in Vienna , Saint Petersburg , Antwerp , Prague and Barcelona, is the most remarkable Art Nouveau ensemble in the world - nowhere else have so many buildings from the early 20th century been preserved. During the Soviet era, there was not only a lack of money to renovate the historic buildings, but also the means to demolish them.

Many of the most famous buildings are the work of the architect Michail Eisenstein (1867–1920).

After regaining independence in the early 1990s , almost all of the opulently decorated building facades were restored. The Neustadt is considered a representative residential area with corresponding real estate prices.

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Commons : Art Nouveau in Riga  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 57 ′ 23 ″  N , 24 ° 7 ′ 17 ″  E