Latvia. Riga. House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams). Erected in 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886. The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans and the remains demolished by the Soviets. The reconstruction was from 1995 to 1999.
Latvia. Riga. House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams). Erected in 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886. The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans and the remains demolished by the Soviets. The reconstruction was from 1995 to 1999.