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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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The Helsinki Central Railway Station, a jewel of t The Helsinki Central Railway Station, a jewel of the city’s Art Nouveau architecture, was designed by the renowned Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and opened in 1919. Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian flag has flown above the station in a gesture of solidarity. Ahead of Helsinki Day, the iconic "lantern carriers" statues were dressed in festive T-shirts. On national flag days, the station flies the Finnish flag, which I also saw.

This railway station is perhaps Eliel Saarinen’s most famous work in Finland. He later emigrated to the United States, where he designed numerous notable buildings—sometimes in collaboration with his son, Eero Saarinen. In fact, the father-and-son duo, along with a third architect, designed my elementary school outside of Chicago: Crow Island School, built in 1940. It is widely regarded as the first Modernist school building in North America.

#elielsaarinen #elielsaarinenarchitecture #artnouveau #artnouveaustyle #artnouveauarchitecture #archidetails #architecturalsculpture #architecturalheritage #helsinki #helsinkicentralrailwaystation #railwaystations #trainstation #finland #ukrainianflag
Beyond Galicia | Doors of Helsinki: Art Nouveau (J Beyond Galicia | Doors of Helsinki: Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) and National Romantic

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Beyond Galicia | Finnish Art Nouveau: Villa Johann Beyond Galicia | Finnish Art Nouveau: Villa Johanna. Designed by architect Selim A. Lindqvist. Built in 1905–1906.

#artnouveau #architecturaldetail #artnouveaustyle #artnouveauarchitecture #jugendstil #villa #villas #helsinki #finland
The skylight in one of the stairwells in the build The skylight in one of the stairwells in the building at 11 Levytskoho Street. This grand building, which consists of three parts, was constructed in 1911-1912 in the Late Secession (Art Nouveau) style, was commissioned by the wealthy owner Narbut Atlas and designed by renowned architects Ferdynand Kassler and Walery Szulmann.

#archidetails #skylight #skylights #architecturalheritage #architecturaldetail #staircase #stairwell #lviv #lwów #galicja #galicia #ukraine
Recent balustrade finds #balustrade #balustrades Recent balustrade finds

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In honor of Pride Month 🌈 A key aspect of my pr In honor of Pride Month 🌈 A key aspect of my project is celebrating diversity. Pre-WWII Lviv and Galicia were vibrant, multicultural, and multiethnic, and I strive to honor this legacy by sharing stories and histories about the various peoples who once called Galicia home. This perspective also reflects my vision for Ukraine today—a civic democracy, where anyone can choose to be Ukrainian, regardless of their ethnic background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or other personal identity markers. For me, Galicia, despite its flaws, represents a historical period of rich diversity and coexistence.

#pridemonth #galicia #ukraine #olddoors #doordetail #doors #doorsoflviv #doorsofinstagram
Glazed ceramic wall tiles supplied by Bracia Mund, Glazed ceramic wall tiles supplied by Bracia Mund, three Jewish brothers who sold, installed, and manufactured a wide range of architectural hardware and building materials in Lviv before World War II.
Btw, the tiles with the chains were installed upside down. These tiles can be found in a few other locations in Lviv, where they can be found right side up.

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