Ambassade de France
Ambassade de France (Embassy of France) resides in one of the most beautiful buildings in Riga.
This house is a perfect architectural example of Art Nouveau or Jugendstil how it is called more often in Riga.
Actually in the beginning of the last century it was the residence of British Embassy.
Next nearest building is American Embassy, which could play a role of negative for French Embassy.
Labels: belle epoque, blue, buildings, center, eclecticism, embassies, french, jugendstil
People Reaction (3)
The French always have nice embassy buildings... This one is lovely! ;-)
On my opinon, this is a building of bèlle époque age, but not in art nouveau style.
This is the eclectic neo-remaisance style, in opposition of it the jugendstyl was born. Alberta Iela Eisensteyn's houses are art nouveau examples and look quite different to this.
errata corrige: " neo-renaissance "
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