Three brothers

Tris brāļi, Drei Brüder
Latvia, Riga
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Three brothers

Tris brāļi, Drei Brüder
Latvia, Riga
An architectural complex consisting of three buildings - "White Brother", "Middle Brother" and "Green Brother". The residential development of this quarter is so dense that each of the houses is a continuation of the neighboring one.
In the "Three Brothers" complex, each of the buildings shows different periods of the development of the construction of residential buildings in medieval Latvia. Today there are: the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, the Union of Latvian Architects, the Latvian Museum of Architecture and the editors of the magazine Latvijas Architektūra (“Latvian Architecture”).
"White Brother" - the oldest building of the complex, was built around 1490. The building has a characteristic stepped pediment with Gothic niches; the façade has some details of the Renaissance style. Until now, features characteristic of the late Middle Ages have been preserved - stone benches that stand on both sides of the entrance to the building.
The Middle Brother was built in 1646.
Has features of Dutch mannerism.
The Green Brother was built later than the others, at the end of the 17th century. The first written evidence of the development of the site indicates the year 1718. It has a baroque curved tong.
Each of the houses had predecessors. Specialists-restorers number from three to five generations that preceded each of the buildings.

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Traveled 2 years ago
Rating 8
"Three Brothers" is the oldest complex of residential buildings preserved in Riga from the 15th century. The medieval buildings, closely pressed together, got their name a long time ago - according to legend, they were actually built by three men of the same family. Today, the Museum of Architecture and the State Center for the Protection of Cultural Monuments are located in these buildings, the history of which dates back several centuries. In the Middle Ages, Maza Pils Street (Mala Zamkova) was located on the outskirts of Riga.
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