Mentzendorffhaus

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Mentzendorffhaus

The Mentzendorffhaus (Latvian: Mencendorfa nams ) is a historic residential and commercial building in Riga , which is now accessible as a museum.

history

The building was built in 1695 as the house of a Baltic German in Altriga. It was later inhabited by traders who set up salesrooms on the ground floor. August Mentzendorff, the last owner of the house until 1939, traded in the import of coffee and chocolate.

After Latvia's independence was restored , Dietrich A. Loeber (1923–2004) converted the house into a city history museum. His mother was Emilie Loeber geb. Mentzendorff (1881–1972), daughter of August Mentzendorff (1821–1901) and wife of August Loeber . Affiliated to the Riga City History Museum and opened in 1992, the museum extends over four floors. It aims to give an impression of the everyday life of wealthy Rigans in the 17th to 20th centuries. It contains restored murals and furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. The business premises, a kitchen with a jacketed chimney, a salon, a dance hall, a family chapel and other rooms can be visited.

Web links

Commons : Mentzendorffhaus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Brandon Presser: Estonia, Latvia and Lithunia , Lonely Planet, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-74179-581-3 , p. 188.
  2. Latvian Tourism Development Agency, archived copy ( memento of the original from October 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed April 1, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.latvia.travel

Coordinates: 56 ° 56 ′ 47.9 ″  N , 24 ° 6 ′ 30.4 ″  E