Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The Historic City of Riga in Latvia is a fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded as a trading city, it boomed in the late 19th century and at one point was the fourth largest city in the Russian Empire! With the expansion came wealth, and many rich locals constructed grand new buildings in the then-popular Art Nouveau style, and to this day Riga has one of the highest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings anywhere in the world! There's also an interesting old town too, so let's take a look.

For more Latvian World Heritage sites:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9964WmoqNjDWWin6Beus-Ivk6my1WV3

For more city World Heritage sites:
Historic Centre of Tallinn: youtu.be/FTVRcTO13Qo
Old Rauma: youtu.be/_r1KGIv6duQ
Church Town of Gammelstad, Lulea: youtu.be/5L1S7vZSWE0

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