Those who have witnessed Riga’s architectural splendors understand why Latvia’s largest city was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2014. Founded in 1201, the capital of Latvia was a member of the Hanseatic League, an economic alliance of merchant … Read More
Some of the world’s most beloved cities are cherished for their architectural associations with a particular period: the 19th-century luminosity and grands boulevards of Paris, the imperialism of Rome, the 20th-century modernism of New York. Some cities have a harder … Read More
