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Art Nouveau on Riga's Elizabetes iela. One of the city's most prolific art nouveau architects was Mikhail Eisenstein (1867 - 1921), father of the legendary Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein who gave the world such cinematic treasures as Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible. He is best known for his collection of buildings on Alberta.
Art Nouveau architecture, 10b Elizabetes iela, designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Latvia
Mikhail Eisenstein used the elevation drawing developed and published by Leipzig architect Georg Wünschmann and artist Hans Kozel. The façade of the two upper floors make a wonderful background for stucco decorations and sculptures.
Mikhail Eisenstein Art Nouveau District, Riga, Latvia Stock Photo Alamy
The SSE Riga building with its blue-and-white façade was designed in 1905 by the famous architect Mikhail Eisenstein. Initially this Art Nouveau building with many figurative decorations was designed for the Stepan Mitusov Private School, but from 1993-1994 it was renovated to accommodate SSE Riga students.
Riga Art nouveau by Mikhail Eisenstein a photo on Flickriver
THE PALACES BY MIKHAÏL EISENSTEIN IN RIGA the most shining examples of the Russian Jugendstil photographs and text by Massimo Pacifico In the early 1900s Riga, the current capital of Latvia, experienced a period of great splendor.
Art nouveau architecture in Riga Elizabetes iela 33 living house by Mikhail Eisenstein built
Most famous of these architects was Mikhail Eisenstein (father of Sergei Eisenstein the film director) and one of his most famous works is the apartment building completed in 1903 at 10b Elizabetes Street, Riga. One of many large Art Nouveau buildings on this and nearby Alberta Street in what is known as the Quiet Quarter.
Art Nouveau architecture, 10b Elizabetes iela, designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Latvia
Begin the quest for Riga's art nouveau on Elizabetes iel? 10b. Built in 1903 by Mikhail Eisenstein, the hues of blue ceramic tiling contrasted with white plasterwork serves as a canvas for the structure's decorated rich ornamentation.
Riga, Eclectic Art Nouveau A building on Alberta iela by Mikhail Eisenstein, Art Nouveau
One of the most impressive examples of early Art Nouveau can be seen at 10b Elizabetes Street - a building designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, the father of cinema genius Sergei Eisenstein. It was built in 1903. The building has an extraordinarily colourful facade.
Art nouveau architecture, 10b Elizabetes iela, designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, UNESCO
One architect, Mikhail Eisenstein, emerged as the driving force behind Riga's Art Nouveau movement and designed a great number of buildings which are absolute gems. Some of his magnificent creations can be seen along the Elizabetes and Alberta Streets, and the Strēlnieku Street in the Embassy district.
Art Nouveau architecture, 10b Elizabetes iela, designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Latvia
One of the city's most prolific art nouveau architects was Mikhail Eisenstein (1867 - 1921). He is best known for his collection of buildings on Alberta street famous for its unusual sculpture, coloured bricks and tiles, geometric ornaments and uniquely shaped windows. The street itself is named after Bishop Albert who founded Riga in 1201.
Art nouveau architecture, 10b Elizabetes iela, designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, UNESCO
Mikhail Eisenstein was born on 5 September 1867, in Ukraine, to a family of Jewish merchants. He graduated from the Saint Petersburg Institute of Civil Engineering. His son is the famous film director Sergey Eisenstein. Mikhail Eisenstein built around 20 multi-storey masonry apartment houses in Riga and he is famous for his Art Nouveau buildings.
Elizabetes iela 10b building, by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Art Nouveau architecture, Latvia
Mikhail was a high society man, and evenings with the participation of noble people of Riga - artists and deputies of the Riga City Council - were often held in his apartment. Such events helped Eisenstein stay close to many high-ranked people in Riga, which contributed to the growth of his career.
Elizabetes iela 10b building, by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Art Nouveau architecture, Latvia
Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein ( Russian: Михаил Осипович Эйзенштейн, romanized : Michail Osipovič Ejzenštein, Latvian: Mihails Eizenšteins; 17 September [ O.S. 5] 1867 - 2 July 1920) was a civil engineer and architect working in Riga, the present-day capital of Latvia, when the city was part of the Russian Empire.
Art Nouveau building´s facade in Strelnieku street work of the architect Mikhail Eisenstein Riga
The majority of the buildings were erected in the central part of the city, with a few being built in the Old Town of Riga. Mikhail Eisenstein, father of Sergei Eisenstein, a pivotal figure in world cinema, and Konstantīns Peksens are the two most notable Riga architects, responsible for almost half of the Art Nouveau buildings in the city..
Art nouveau architecture in Riga Alberta iela 8 living house by Mikhail Eisenstein built in
Riga is famous for its Art Nouveau buildings. And the finest example is the one at Alberta iela 13. The late 19th and early 20th century Art Nouveau style brought together all the visual arts.. a residential building designed by Mikhail Eisenstein (father of the film director Sergei) and built in 1904 for a state councillor by the name of.
Elizabetes iela 10b building, by Mikhail Eisenstein, Riga, Art Nouveau architecture, Latvia
Architects working during this period in Riga included ethnic Latvians (among the most well represented being Eižens Laube, Konstantīns Pēkšēns and Jānis Alksnis), as well as architects from a Jewish background (Mikhail Eisenstein, Paul Mandelstamm) and Baltic Germans (such as Bernhard Bielenstein, Rudolph Dohnberg and Artur Moedlinger).
Riga Art Nouveau by Mikhail Eisenstein Art nouveau, Nouveau, Architect
This is one of the most dramatic and dazzling buildings in the district. It dates from 1905 and is one of many by perhaps the best known architect of Riga's Art Nouveau period, Mikhail Eisenstein (father of the famous film director Sergei Eisenstein). Eisenstein's main concept was that even the smallest thing could be beautiful.