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The article traces the construction history and related events surrounding the Riga City Library designed by the prominent architect Christoph Haberland. It is an outstanding example of Classicist interior, now a highlight of the Riga Museum of History and Navigation.
In the 1770s Baroque and Rococo styles were replaced by Neoclassicism in Riga architecture. The first public building that embodied the new stylistic ideas was the Town Hall (1750-1765, arch. Johann Friedrich von Ettinger). In the 2nd half of the 18th century Old Riga started to change more rapidly. In 1785 Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church was erected, a new volume was added to the Riga Castle, creating...
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