Riga.Old town, Art Nouveau and northern garden districts
Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled oak – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Riga connects its riverside old town with Art Nouveau streets and northern green districts. This wooden map brings the cathedral, Alberta iela, National Library and Great Cemetery into one urban relationship. Close streets alternate with water and generous greenery. The composition gives these layers a calm order, revealing the Latvian capital as an inhabited place between historical architecture and contemporary cultural life.
What does the map show?
- Cathedral in the old town
- Art Nouveau on Alberta iela
- National Library across the river
- Northern Great Cemetery
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Layered · Material: Oak · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-E1A7F849A0CC-S, LW-CAT-E1A7F849A0CC-M, LW-CAT-E1A7F849A0CC-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Riga through historical streets and newer cultural places
Riga has a celebrated old town and an urban life extending well beyond it. Alberta iela represents Art Nouveau, while the National Library creates a newer cultural presence across the river. The Great Cemetery adds a historical green setting to the north. These places connect different urban layers within the Latvian capital.
A cathedral within close historical streets
Riga Cathedral stands in the historical centre, giving the nearby historical streets a recognisable point of orientation. Official city information associates the old town with cultural heritage and varied architectural evidence. Scale matters in this setting as well. Routes lie nearer to one another than in the open spaces beyond the historical centre. Moving through the area quickly shifts attention from a nearby façade to another public place. The cathedral belongs to and anchors this relationship without containing all of Riga's stories. The city continues northward and across the river in different forms, giving its familiar historical core a wider context through inhabited surroundings and other kinds of public space.
A separate architectural streetscape
Alberta iela lies north of the cathedral and introduces another architectural layer. The street is associated with Riga's Art Nouveau and has its own cultural reference. Its location shows that historical architecture extends beyond the old town. Different parts of the city developed different forms and scales. Moving between cathedral and Alberta iela involves a contemporary urban network rather than an empty interval between historical periods. This inhabited connection keeps cultural images related. Riga can be understood as a city of several architectural neighbourhoods whose differences coexist in daily life. Their significance comes through individual buildings and through the streets that allow people to experience them as parts of one place.
A new cultural presence across the Daugava
The National Library stands across the Daugava opposite the old town. The visitor account describes it as an important cultural building in the history of restored Latvian statehood and records the opening of its new home in 2014. It creates a contemporary counterpart to the older central architecture. Water separates the sites while also making their relationship visible. The library is experienced through more than its building: its position facing the familiar old town matters too. Public culture gains a substantial new scale here, with the open river surroundings maintaining a clear visual connection to the historical city on the opposite side.
Historical green space in the north
The Great Cemetery lies farther north than Alberta iela. Official information combines historical burial places with landscaped grounds and recalls its creation outside the former centre. Today it belongs to a wider inhabited environment. That changed relationship forms part of its significance: an earlier urban edge became included within the growing city. The cemetery offers a different pace from cathedral, architectural street or library. Memory meets green routes and ordinary time outdoors. Together the four places give Riga an extended cultural geography. Older and newer layers have their own locations while contemporary neighbourhoods connect them, keeping inherited history present within a capital that continues to be lived in and used.
Sources
- The Great Cemetery | LiveRiga — https://www.liveriga.com/en/1638-lielie-kapi-cemetery
- National Library of Latvia | LiveRiga — https://www.liveriga.com/en/visit/what-to-see/sightseeing/architecture/national-library-of-latvia
- Places you must see and visit in Riga | LiveRiga — https://www.liveriga.com/en/10111-what-to-see
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