 Cinema 'Riga'  Cinema 'Splendid Palace' (1924), now cinema 'Rîga' is the first architect's F.Skujinsh work, that made him popular. A similar cinema building in Tallinn 'Crystal-Palace' was destroyed during the II World War. This cinema building is rich in forms and elements of Baroque and Rococo. There is a cafe established in the 60-ties by E.Vecumnieks project in the basement.
 Latvian culture
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