Architecture Alberta Street Before the Tourists: A Photographer's Guide to Riga's 800 Art Nouveau Survivors
Riga holds the world's densest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture—800 original Jugendstil buildings that survived two world wars and Soviet occupation. This street-by-street guide covers Alberta iela, Elizabetes iela, the National Romantic alternatives, and the Old Town surprises, with specific addresses, photography tips, restaurant recommendations, and the stories of the three architects who defined the city.