In large-scale works started but the plans did not fit in with the appropriated funds. After adjustment, the pavilions were It is estimated that the concrete, reinforced concrete and bricks used for the market constructions would be enough to build a wall 1.
In the basement under the pavilions concrete was laid — 2 hectares of underground town with main streets and lateral passages connected by a m long passage.
In there were 27 freezers able to accommodate up to kg of goods. In during the Soviet period, the storage facilities could store up to tonnes of products. Cargo elevators were used to lift up the necessary goods. Some Nouveau architecture elements as well as pre-war neoclassical effects were used in the market project. Art-deco elements are used in some facades. In the s, Riga inhabitants could boast of the largest and most modern market in Europe.
It was comfortable, bright, clean and neat. Farmers were glad to bring their products to Riga. Maids went shopping in Daugava Market, but the new big Riga Central Market was visited by hostesses themselves, often with their husbands. Sometimes the market was visited by statesmen and it was a popular excursion place for foreign visitors. The poor have always come here, but ministers and the rich — since In , contracts for a regular supply of agricultural products to the market were concluded with 60 kolkhozes.
Statistics show that tonnes of meat, litres of milk, about 7 million eggs, more than 9 thousand tonnes of potatoes, more than 8 thousand tonnes of vegetables and nearly 5, tonnes of fruit was sold in the market in The number of customers ranged from 50 to 70 thousand on weekdays, and reached thousand on weekends and before holidays. In the s functioning ammonia refrigeration plants of the market were replaced with Freon.
It survived the harsh realities of the rebirth of capitalism; Riga Central Market has found its place and been reborn, bringing together a variety of people. Once the rail links to the breadbaskets of southern Russia and the Ukraine were completed, grain trading triggered a massive boom in the Port of Riga. The coastal cities of Ventspils — with a tradition of shipbuilding dating back to the 17th century— and Liepaja also expanded their shipyards. Urbanisation took off rapidly, and the population of Riga quintupled between and Yet agriculture remained the most important economic sector — and here as well, Latvia and Estonia achieved the highest productivity in the Empire.
The war left behind great devastation, and beyond that, the withdrawing Russians dismantled a large portion of the factories when Latvia gained independence in However, the government succeeded in building new industries on the basis of domestic raw materials such as wood and flax.
Agricultural productivity was enhanced by a land reform. Among the most important new, technologically advanced enterprises was the State Electrotechnical Factory VEF, which produced primarily radios and telephones and introduced the legendary Minox miniature camera. Up until the 19th century, Riga developed as a Germanic city, even though it had been previously under Swedish, Polish, and Russian control. However, in more modern times, Latvians began to take a larger role in the city.
Menu What we a searhing? Previous Next. Riga — a member of the Hanseatic League In the Middle Ages, Riga had a mighty port and was a full-fledged member of the Hanseatic League, which was a confederation of merchant cities on the Baltic Sea in the Baltic region and Northern Germany.
Old Town Riga architecture Old Town Riga, with its narrow cobblestone streets, not only features gorgeous Medieval-era buildings but unique sacral structures as well. Craftsmen and artist houses Buildings in the growing city were constructed by guilds of craftsmen and artists. Old Town churches In a relatively confined territory, five religious denominations were able to live peacefully with one another — each of them having its own church.
0コメント