Central composition allegorical images of the ancient legends of the world - Thunder picnic basket

Riga Latvian Society House is the first building in Riga, which was built in the neoclassical spirit. Sites used polished granite columns with ionic capitals, a classic of forms seen throughout the facade composition picnic basket with both sides of the main entrance picnic basket of symmetric picnic basket risalit.
The layout of the building is of primary importance to generalize volumes picnic basket over the refined details of orders or architectural elements of the design of the facade. picnic basket In general, asymmetric būvķermeņa architectural form is also reflected in some of the Vienna Art Nouveau formal features. This is particularly true of lacking risalits formations, which are crowned with domes. Typical Art Nouveau elements and decorative panels that are intricately colored cement and mosaic inset technique created by Janis Rosenthal.
Central composition allegorical images of the ancient legends of the world - Thunder picnic basket Potrimps and piccolo - a symbol picnic basket of cultural objectives - the beauty, strength and wisdom. On the other hand, the panel featuring risalit means to achieve these goals - art, science, agriculture and industry. Its composition is "Sun salutation" on the left and "at source" on the right risalit. House main room in the upper floor there is a theater picnic basket and concert hall with 450 seats in the stalls and 210 in the balcony. picnic basket Beneath them, on the second floor in the ballroom, as well as a number of other spaces for meetings, offices and public needs.
20th century. 30th year in the second half of the honorary members of the RLS became Latvian President Karlis Ulmanis, its social life more active, resulting in the character representation. There was a need for a new facility of dinner parties, meetings and other events. This task in 1935 decided to settle with extension, demolition of the adjacent 4-storey house Merķeļa Street 15, which belonged to the Society for the 1902nd year. The new wing design was entrusted to the architect E. Laube.
The building expansion was completed in the 1938th year. Additions external appearance has been successfully downstream pamatēkas architecture. In the first floor there is a restaurant, but the top - more than a club and banquet halls, of which the most notable is the "Midsummer Hall" and the second "Golden Hall" on the third floor. House interior decoration charged klasicizētās forms, so very characteristic of E. Laube then creative style, used separately picnic basket or baroque ethnographic elements. E.Laube himself fully developed drawings of all parts - stair railings, picnic basket doors, portals, fireplaces, gypsum formations, wall and ceiling finishes, light fixtures, furniture. Laube slightly redesigned the layout of the old house, bringing it into one complex with a new part. The new cabinet emphasizes the small entrance portico columns and wrought copper door to the Palace of Justice, the Dome Church, Freedom Monument, and Powder Tower pictures.