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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire

Tag: Riga

Reusing Old Cannon in Riga: My Attempt to Solve a Mystery

October 29, 2013

At first I thought these were guard stones, but then I realized their placement is not very typical for guard stones, which were placed at the corners of entranceways to protect the corners of the buildings from the wheels of carriages. Later I was told they are actually old cannon, […]

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October 12, 2013

Anchor Plates in Riga

A sampling of anchor plates from Riga. I especially like the ones shaped like anchors.

September 17, 2013

Swedish Manhole Cover in Riga

n Riga I found a manhole cover dating from 1901. Upon researching it later, I realized it was made by the Swedish company called Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag. Sweden’s first telecom operating company (founded in 1883), Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolaget (Stockholm General Telephone Company) (SAT) installed and operated telephone equipment. The company had […]

September 2, 2013

Ghost Signs in Riga

Ģipša Fabrika (Gypsym Factory) is located on the island of Kipsala, a former fishermen’s village. This nineteenth-century brick building used to be a plaster factory. Now it is part of a luxury apartment complex. Somewhere in the Old Town These two signs are on a building on Albert Street, a street […]

August 29, 2013

Merchants’ Hoisting Beams in Riga

Although not nearly to the same extent as in Tallinn, remnants of the merchants’ hoisting mechanisms remain on several of the medieval houses in Riga. A granary from the 18th century

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Great corner buildings with domes #archidetails #a Great corner buildings with domes
#archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #architecturalornamentation #domes #cornerbuilding #cornerbuildings #architecturelovers #oldbuildings #dome #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functio Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functionalist) buildings across Kraków. This type of portal was originally found in Romanesque and Gothic church portals, which have multiple set-back arches resting on a series of jambs. A much-simplified recessed portal, inspired by the original church portals, was used later in architectural styles such as Art Deco and Functionalism (many great examples can be found in both Kraków and Lviv).
#modernisthouse #functionalism
#modernistarchitecture #recessedportal #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #archihunter #krakow #kraków #modernizm #doordetail #doors #olddoors #doorway #poland
A beautiful old door with the signature of the cra A beautiful old door with the signature of the craftsman who created it - Wł Meresiński. Władysław Meresiński was also the owner of this building. This type of mark carved into the door by the carpenter, several examples of which can be found around Kraków, is not something I've seen in Lviv.
 #doordetail #doors #door #carvedwood #woodendoors #woodendoor #woodwork #ironwork #metalwork #artnouveau #artnouveaustyle #secession #secesja #inscription #typography #makersmark #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #archihunter #architecturaldetail
The grave of my favorite Kraków architect Teodor The grave of my favorite Kraków architect Teodor Talowski – one of the most important Polish architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He has been described as the “Galician Gaudi” or the “Polish Gaudi” because he combined many architectural styles. His works include apartment buildings, churches, chapels, and public buildings in Kraków, Lviv, and other cities and towns throughout former Austrian Galicia. Teodor Talowski designed the tomb himself. 
#teodortalowski #cmentarzrakowicki
#rakowickicemetery #necropolis #cemeteries #cemetery #graves #oldgraves #tomb #tombs #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Kraków’s main Rakowicki Cemetery is the final r Kraków’s main Rakowicki Cemetery is the final resting place for prominent Ukrainians as well as hundreds of the soldiers, and some leaders, of Ukraine’s wars for independence of a century ago (1917-21): Monument to Ukrainians (soldiers, officers, and civilians) who died in Dąbie internment camp - “They died to resurrect a free Ukraine”; Grave of Bohdan Lepkyi - a Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist; Grave of Stepan Smal-Stotsky - a Ukrainian linguist and academician, Slavist, cultural and political figure, member of the Union for the Liberation of Ukraine, and ambassador of the West Ukrainian People's Republic in Prague; Grave of a Ukrainian Teodoziy Stashko.
#standwithukraine #nowarinukraine #cemetery #cemeteries #necropolis #graves #oldgraves #ukrainianhistory #ukrainianindependence #famousukrainians #rakowickicemetery #краків #krakow #kraków #galicia #galicja
Great building with details on Wrzesińska Street Great building with details on Wrzesińska Street
#artnouveau #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #artnouveaustyle #secession #secesja #neobaroque #railing #balustrade #tiles #addicted_to_details #tilefloor #floortiles #tilepattern #tilelove #oldtiles #oldbuildings #fresco #paintedceiling #staircases #stairwells #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Faded ghost signs around town #ghostsign #ghostsig Faded ghost signs around town
#ghostsign #ghostsigns #handpaintedsigns #handpaintedsign #oldsigns #signage #oldbuildings #typography #fadedsign #fadedsigns #fadedsignage #krakow #kraków #galicia #galicja
The courtyard of Ohrenstein House, built 1911-1913 The courtyard of Ohrenstein House, built 1911-1913.
#archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #architektura #courtyard #courtyards #architecturaldetail #oldbuildings #oldbuilding #archihunter #krakow #kraków #galicia #galicja
Lovely ladies. Art Nouveau mascarons. #mascaron # Lovely ladies. Art Nouveau mascarons. 
#mascaron #mascarons #archidetails #architecturalsculpture #architecture_hunter #architecturalornamentation #architectural_ornamentation #architektura #architecturaldetail #artnouveau #artnouveaustyle #secesja #secession #oldbuildings #oldbuilding #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
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