Cat House Doorway - Riga, Latvia - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

"The Cat House (Latvian: Kaku nams) is a building situated at 10 Meistaru iela in the old town of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It was built in 1909 according to the blueprint of architect Friedrich Scheffel. The building is styled as medieval architecture with some elements of Art Nouveau."

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"The architectural and artistic answer to the literary Modernist movement that began in the late 19th century was the Art Nouveau movement in Europe. The Art Nouveau movement reached its peak in the early 20th century, which is when the majority of Riga's Art Nouveau houses were built, beginning in 1899. Riga's term for the movement, Jugendstil, comes from the German and Scandinavian movement named after the avant-garde periodical Jugend ("Youth"). Unlike the stiffer sensibilities of Victorian style, Art Nouveau stressed a complete creative freedom, mixing fantastic elements with a tendency to show all utilitarian construction elements as artistic value, with very characteristic elements such as dynamic, undulating, and flowing lines and geometrical ornaments. In Riga, Art Nouveau could be split into two main directions, decorative and romantic-nationalistic Art Nouveau."

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"At the moment a restaurant is being run on the ground floor of the building while other parts of the Cat House are "hosting" offices."

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Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: On private property Is it accessable only by paid admission": Other Style: Modern Address or physical location: Meistaru iela 10 Riga, Latvia

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