George Armistead
The name of this gentleman with the spouse is George Armistead, the most notable mayor of Riga through its all history.
During his rule 1901-1912 Riga has been changing a lot.
He is the person who wasn't afraid to change Riga look, destroy wooden houses and build new building in Art Nouveau style. He had built many schools, hospitals, central market, had setup a Riga Zoo.
Labels: animals, belle epoque, center, english, famous, jugendstil, monuments, people, persons, statues, winter
People Reaction (6)
Just found your blog, have been in Riga a couple of times in the late 90's, it's quite changed but still the same. Beautiful photo, nice statue!
This is a wonderful photograph...great composition. It actually draws your eye to the road and bridge and then you have to come back to see the statues and what they're all about.
Did you get the Kreative Blogger award I sent you?
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I like that such a powerful man is depicted like this — with his wife and dog. Nice. And beautiful shot too!
I like the dog especially :-)