The architecture of Art Nouveau adapted itself to every city that took it on – Barcelona, Helsinki, Nancy, Brussels – developing a set of idioms particular to each city. This also holds for Riga.
The freely flowing continuous decoration, the human form, the often asymmetrical facades are all common Art Nouveau features, but the interpretation in Riga is its own (see above). The architecture is not as experimental as in Barcelona, nor does it focus on flowing lines like Brussels, but is more flowery and decorative than for example in Helsinki.
Above are a few examples of facades from Alberta iela, and below are interiors from the Riga Art Noveau Center.
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