Russian House of Commerce ‘Gostinny Dvor` was built in the mid of 1770’s in Riga’s Moscow Suburb. Contained warehouses and trading stores for Russian merchants. Among the joint owners of the properties within the Gostiny Dvor were well known Russian merchant clans: Mukhins, Odoyevtsevs, Gusevs, Popovs, Klimovs, Kamkins, Merkulyevs, Labutins, Remnevs and others. >>

Panorama of Kliversala. Painting by J.Ch. Brotze.

Balsam works of Semyon Lelyukin, native of the Smolensk region. A successful trader of hemp, S Lelyukhin opened in 1789 in Kliversala a factory for processing Riga balsam in accordance with the formula of A. Kunz. The factory produced balsam until 1908. Balsam was not only supplied to internal areas but also to Western Europe. A similar strong alcoholic liquor is still produced in Riga. >>

The Rundale Palace - one of the most well known pieces of architecture of the 18th Century in Latvia. Designed by Russian architect of Italian origin Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. >>

The school named after Empress of Russia Catherine the Great - first Russian school in Riga >>

73 Krasta St. The Prayer-house of the Riga Grebenshchikov Old Believers’ Community >>