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Tag Archives: Riga

Riga’s Beautiful Art Nouveau: The Icing On the Cake
Architecture / Latvia / Travel

Riga’s Beautiful Art Nouveau: The Icing On the Cake

Posted on November 18, 2019 by gallivance.net • 19 Comments

Naked maidens, snarling gargoyles, screaming faces, writhing snakes, flying dragons, prancing peacocks, and heroic gods and goddesses: does this sound like a recipe for a fantasy novel? Continue reading →

Upstarts and Ingrates: Art Nouveau in Subotica, Serbia
Architecture / Serbia / Travel

Upstarts and Ingrates: Art Nouveau in Subotica, Serbia

Posted on September 21, 2015 by gallivance.net • 61 Comments

From fashion to furniture, houses to hair styles, every generation knows exactly what it finds attractive. And then the next-generation ingrates arrive on the scene to scoff at bygone trends, calling them old-fashioned and outdated relics. Continue reading →

A Face-Off on the Façade: Riga’s Art Nouveau Masterpiece
Architecture / Latvia / Travel

A Face-Off on the Façade: Riga’s Art Nouveau Masterpiece

Posted on January 12, 2015 by gallivance.net • 50 Comments

“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” —Michelangelo Continue reading →

Those Bodacious Baltic Beasties
Architecture / Baltics / Travel

Those Bodacious Baltic Beasties

Posted on October 25, 2012 by gallivance.net • 10 Comments

If you’ve ever lived in a big city, you know that your chances of seeing wild animals are pretty slim … unless you go to the zoo. Continue reading →

The Riga Ramble
Architecture / Latvia / Travel

The Riga Ramble

Posted on October 7, 2012 by gallivance.net • Leave a comment

After getting gezellig the night before, we were ready to take on Riga the next morning. It was the perfect day for a long, no-destination-in-mind walk. The clouds were flying, shifting the sky from clear blue to threatening gray. Continue reading →

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