Albert Street ( lv, Alberta iela) is a street in central

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

known for its

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buildings. It was built in 1901 and named after Bishop Albert, who founded Riga in 1201. Many of the apartment buildings along the street were designed by the architect

Mikhail Eisenstein Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein (russian: Михаил Осипович Эйзенштейн, translit=Michail Osipovič Ejzenštein, lv, Mihails Eizenšteins; – 2 July 1920) was a civil engineer and architect working in Riga, the present-day cap ...

, who was particularly active in Riga at the beginning of the twentieth century. His creativity is reflected through the various atypical, decorative buildings along Albert street. The architectural style makes use of structural and decorative elements of romantic nationalism common to northern Europe at the time.

Konstantīns Pēkšēns Konstantīns Pēkšēns (born 3 March 1859, Mazsalaca parish, Russian Empire — died 23 June 1928, Bad Kissingen, Weimar Republic) is one of the most prominent Latvian people, Latvian architects of all times. After Jānis Baumanis he is the epito ...

and

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, a teacher and his pupil respectively, were prominent in building design on the street at the same time. Other authors of buildings of Alberta iela include Baltic and Baltic German architects

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, Hermann Hilbig and

Heinrich Scheel Heinrich Karl Scheel ( lv, Heinrihs Kārlis Šēls; 17 May 1829 – 13 April 1909) was a Baltic German architect who lived and worked in Riga, Latvia. He is considered one of the greatest 19th century Riga architects and has designed more than ...

. Since April 2009 Pēkšēns' former residence at number 12 has housed the Riga Art Nouveau Museum. A number of institutions of higher education are located on the street or adjacent; the

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, the

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and the College of Business Administration ( lv). The embassies of

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and Ireland are also located on Alberta iela.

Notable buildings

File:Alberta ielā 1 20120728-2.JPG, Alberta iela 1 - living house by

and

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built in 1901. The writer

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lived here. Image:Edificio modernista en Alberta iela 2a, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 02.JPG, Alberta iela 2a - living house by

built in 1906.

Isaiah Berlin Sir Isaiah Berlin (6 June 1909 – 5 November 1997) was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas. Although he became increasingly averse to writing for publication, his improvised lectures and talks ...

spent the first years of his life there. Image:Immeuble art nouveau (Riga) (7567163020).jpg, Alberta iela 4 - living house by

built in 1904. File:Riga, Alberta 7 (1) M7936 2014-03-12.jpg, Alberta iela 4 - neo-

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building by Hermann Hilbig. Image:Immeuble art nouveau (Riga) (7582914046).jpg, Alberta iela 8 - living house by

built in 1903. File:Alberta ielā 12 20120728-10.JPG, Alberta iela 12 - Art nouveau building by

and

. The Riga Art Nouveau Museum is located there.

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* Buildings and structures in Riga Art Nouveau architecture in Riga Streets in Riga {{Latvia-struct-stub

Notable buildings

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