Ernests Štālbergs (1883–1958) was a

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n architect whose works are in the Neoclassical and the functionalistic styles. Štālbergs trained at the Kazan Art School from 1902 through 1904. His notable works include the auditorium at the

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(1929–36) and the ensemble of the

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(1930–35; with sculptor

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). Stalberg 1930 Riga.jpg, Apartment house on the Lomonosova str. Riga (1930)

References

Ernests Štālbergs
100 Latvians. * ''Васильев Ю.'', Э. Шталберг (1883—1958), в сборнике: Из истории техники Латвийской ССР, в. 5, Рига, 1964. * ''Большая Советская энциклопедия'': В 30 т. - 3-е изд. - М., 1969–1978. Том: 29, Стр.: 486, Э. Е. Шталберг. * ''Энциклопедия «Рига»'', —Рига: Главная редакция энциклопедий, —1989, , Шталберг Эрнест Екабович, —стр. 784,. * ''Архитектура Советской Латвии'', И. Страутманис, О. Бука, Я. Крастиньш, Г. Асарис, —Москва, —«Стройиздат», —1987, —320с. * ''Rīgas arhitektūras astoņi gadsimti pasaules kultūras spogulī'', Ojārs Spārītis, Jānis Krastiņš, —Rīga, —«SIA Nacionālais apgāds», —2005. . Architects from Riga Academicians of the Latvian SSR Academy of Sciences 1883 births 1958 deaths People from Liepāja Academic staff of the University of Latvia Soviet architects {{latvia-architect-stub