Latvia's Song and Dance Festival. Latvian Architect Preserves Old Homes in Riga

• Latvian Song and Dance Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Latvian Song and Dance Festival (Latvian Vispārējie latviešu Dziesmu un Deju svētki) is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world and an important event in Latvian culture and social life. It is also a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The All-Latvian Song… 分享 儲存 WIKIPEDIA · 6 次分享

Nationwide auditions begin tomorrow for Latvia's Song and Dance Festival, which has been held every five years since the late 1800s. Tens of thousands of Latvians are expected to take part

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EuroVox | 10.11.2008 | 05:30

Latvian Architect Preserves Old Homes in Riga

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Old wooden doors are making a comeback in the art nouveau city

The Latvian capital Riga is famous for its brick homes and art nouveau buildings. But there is another aspect of the city's architectural heritage that has been ignored for a long time -- the Czarist wooden houses, that have fallen into disrepair.

The Lativan capital Riga has been prized as the most beautiful city on the Baltic Sea because of its architecture. But there is more to the city than the fancy turn-of-the-century boulevards. Old wooden buildings built more than a century ago were long snubbed by Communist regimes, interested in steel and concrete high rises.
But a new movement, "Latvija Nostra" might turn Riga into a new Mecca for the historic building movement. And one female architect is leading the pack: Zaiga Gaile.
Report: Birgit Johannsmeier/ Jodi Breisler