Art Nouveau in Riga, Latvia

Riga is unparalleled in the amount of Art Nouveau Architecture, according to UNESCO. Walk any street in the centre of the city and you will feel a bit like Alice in turn of the century wonderland. Screaming faces and roaring lions can be found everywhere as themes. Some of the styles are National Romantism and Perpendicular. Elizabeth and Albert streets are teaming with treasures of a bygone era.