Recently I visited the city of Bauska. Among "must do" for a historian or a individueal interested in history are the Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace. Click on the links for more information.
Monument to Latvian Waffen-SS soldiers that were fighting within the Nazi-German armed forces. Mostly they were being forcefully recruited in order to be used in the fight against the Soviet Red Army.
Bauska Castle - Originally a castle of the famous medieval Livonian Order
Bauska Old Town - Some bonus photos
Friend-cities : Hedemora in Sweden and Rypin in Poland
City Hall
And some comparison with the Soviet architecture
Wolmer von der Gaden - The field commander of the the Polish army during 1630's.
Stone Carvings and Iron Works in Latvia
The Design by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastreli
Some things never change
Astonishing paintings. At the same time many paintings presented within the Palace were drawn by unknown painters.
The Golden clock
More beautiful decorations
Me in one of the reception rooms.
The Golden chair.
One more reception room
Interesting finding. The portrait of Frederick the Great to the left.
The sleeping chamber - rokoko style
The dinning chamber
The "pool" room?
Garden and park outside of the palace
Monument from the "Independence war" during 1918-1920 with aftermath of Latvia becoming a independent and sovereign nation-state.
Monument dedicated to the period when Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union, Nazi-Germany and later forcefully incorporated into being a part of Soviet Union.
Monument to Latvian Waffen-SS soldiers that were fighting within the Nazi-German armed forces. Mostly they were being forcefully recruited in order to be used in the fight against the Soviet Red Army.
Bauska Castle - Originally a castle of the famous medieval Livonian Order
Bauska Old Town - Some bonus photos
Friend-cities : Hedemora in Sweden and Rypin in Poland
And some comparison with the Soviet architecture
The magnificent Rundale Palace
Stone Carvings and Iron Works in Latvia
The Design by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastreli
Some things never change
Astonishing paintings. At the same time many paintings presented within the Palace were drawn by unknown painters.
The Golden clock
More beautiful decorations
Me in one of the reception rooms.
The Golden chair.
One more reception room
Interesting finding. The portrait of Frederick the Great to the left.
The sleeping chamber - rokoko style
The dinning chamber
The "pool" room?
Garden and park outside of the palace
