Architecture

House of the Black Heads, northwest elevation

Riga, Latvia

Melngalvju nams [Latvian]
Schwarzhäupterhaus [German]
House of the Black Heads, northwest elevation

Architecture

structure overview
House of the Black Heads

Architecture: House of the Black Heads

historic names
New House of the Grand Guild
Neue Haus der Großen Gilde [German]
1334-1687
built
1334
1996-2000
destroyed/demolished
destroyed by bombs in World War II
demolition of the remaining ruins
culture
German, Latvian
style/period
Brick Gothic, Mannerism
work type
warehouse, assembly hall, guildhall
form/concept
true-to-the-original reconstruction
material
brick
technique
masonry
architect / constr. phase
1619-1625
remodelling of the facades in Northern European Mannerist style
1626
installation of the astronomical clock
1996-2000
reconstruction after total demolition in 1948

Specifications

Specifications: House of the Black Heads

height
27.0 m

Geography

Europe » Northern Europe » Latvia » Riga » Central District
local language location name
Rīga, Latvija [Latvian]
historical affiliations
1334-1561
Archbishopric of Riga
1561-1582
Free Imperial City
1582-1629
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1629-1721
Sweden
1721-1917
Russian Empire
1917-1918
German Empire
1918-1940
Latvia
1940-1941
Soviet Union
1941-1944
German Realm
1944-1991
Soviet Union

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Riga
type
cultural
criteria
I, II
designation
reference
852

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,064 × 3,444  pixel
42.9 × 29.2 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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