Elizabeth Street 10b, Riga
Mikhail Eisenstein
1903
Elizabeth Street 10b is a stunning example of the Jugendstil style for which the buildings designed by Mikhail Eisenstein are known. The façade of this apartment building is built of brown stone, white stone, bright blue titles, and plaster and is profusely decorated. On the cornices at top are large female heads, a peacock, and a gargoyle-like face with its mouth open in what looks like a roar.
Credits
Peter Seyfferth / imageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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