Large Guild, Riga

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View of the Large Guild from a 1918 vintage picture postcard

Large Guild today

The Large Guild (Latvian: Lielā Ģilde) is a building situated in Riga, Latvia, and was erected in the years 1854 - 1857 after a project by architect K. Bejne in English Gothic style. The building was erected to house the guild of the same name, and today it houses the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.^[1]

References

↑ "The Large Guild". citariga.lv. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

v t e Riga cityscape

Buildings	Castle Cat House Convent Yard Daugavgrīva House of the Blackheads Large Guild Latvian Academy of Sciences National Library of Latvia Powder Tower Small Guild Swedish Gate Three Brothers

Hotels	Grand Palace Radisson Blu Daugava

Monuments & memorials	Brothers' Cemetery Bikernieki Memorial Freedom Monument Great Cemetery Pokrov Cemetery Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

Parks & gardens	Vērmanes Garden

Places of worship	Nativity Cathedral Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. James's Cathedral

Structures	Island Bridge Radio and TV Tower Railway Bridge Southern Bridge Stone Bridge Vanšu Bridge

Tourist attractions	Central Market Zoo

Waterways	Daugava River

Coordinates: 56°56′59″N 24°06′29″E / 56.9496906°N 24.1081667°E / 56.9496906; 24.1081667

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