House of the Blackheads - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 56.844 E 024° 06.402
35V E 324020 N 6315256
The House of the Blackheads is located in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The building was featured on a France postage stamp in 2015.
Waymark Code: WMP889
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
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"House of the Blackheads (Latvian: Melngalvju nams, German: Schwarzhäupterhaus) is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886, adding most of the ornamentations.
The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The current reconstruction was erected from 1995 to 1999."
--Wikipedia (
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Stamp Issuing Country: France
Date of Issue: 4-7-2015
Denomination: 0.76 € - Euro
Color: Multicolor (red, white, blue, black)
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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