The Storehouse - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 59.574 E 024° 16.478
35V E 334433 N 6319898
The Storehouse at the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Riga was originally located in the Kuldiga district of Latvia.
Waymark Code: WMPQ4V
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 10/05/2015
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A sign on the building includes the following information in English:
"THE STOREHOUSE
Built in 1767 in the estate of "Dizliki" in the district of Kuldiga.
Acquired by the museum in 1932.
With its splendid porch, decorated posts and doors this structure is a typical specimen of the 18th century peasant architectural traditions. It consists of two divisions: one for storing threshed grain, meat, fat, honey and other food stuffs. In the other part clothes, linen, homespun and woolen yarn were kept in chests and wardrobes. Members of the house-hold often spent there summers."
The following information about the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum is from Wikipedia (
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"Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum (Latvian: Latvijas Etnografiskais Brivdabas Muzejs) is a museum in Riga, Latvia. It is an open-air museum, situated in a forest park area beside a lake just outside the capital, with farmers village houses, moved from different districts of the country.
The museum was established in 1924, inspired by open-air museums in Scandinavia. The plan was to establish a farm from the four regions, Courland, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale, supplied by buildings representing different crafts. In 1932 the museum was opened to the public; in 1939 there were 40 buildings erected. Today 118 buildings are on display, as well as more than 3000 items. Most ethnic groups in Latvia are represented in the museum. The collections count approximately 114,000 items."