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 Alberta iela 8 – 2 | |
| Native name | Alberta iela (Latvian) |
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| Former name(s) | Albertstraße Альбертовская улица |
| Namesake | Bishop Albert |
| Length | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Coordinates | 56°57′33″N24°06′35″E / 56.95904°N 24.109712°E /56.95904; 24.109712 |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1901 |
Albert Street (Latvian:Alberta iela) is a street in centralRiga known for itsArt Nouveau buildings.[1] It was built in 1901 and named afterBishop Albert, who founded Riga in 1201.
Many of the apartment buildings along the street were designed by the architectMikhail Eisenstein, who was particularly active in Riga at the beginning of the twentieth century. His creativity is reflected through the various atypical, decorative buildings along Albert street. The architectural style makes use of structural and decorative elements of romantic nationalism common to northern Europe at the time.Konstantīns Pēkšēns andEižens Laube, a teacher and his pupil respectively, were prominent in building design on the street at the same time. Other authors of buildings of Alberta iela include Baltic andBaltic German architectsPaul Mandelstamm,Hermann Hilbig andHeinrich Scheel.
Since April 2009 Pēkšēns' former residence at number 12 has housed theRiga Art Nouveau Museum.[1] A number of institutions of higher education are located on the street or adjacent; theStockholm School of Economics in Riga, theRiga Graduate School of Law and theCollege of Business Administration [lv]. The embassies ofBelgium and Ireland are also located on Alberta iela.
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