Facts About Riga Central Market
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Riga Central Market is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with Old Riga since 1998.
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Riga Central Market was built from 1924 to 1930.
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The main structures of the market are five pavilions constructed by reusing old German Zeppelin hangars and incorporating Neoclassicism and Art Deco styles.
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The market is 72,300 square metres wide with more than 3,000 trade stands.
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Produce has been sold on the banks of Daugava since 1571 and in 1863 trade stand rows were built.
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The architecture was influenced by practical need as well as Neoclassicism. The Zeppelin hangars gave the pavilions their look and only certain parts could be accented with Art Deco style.
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On October 18, 1983, the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic’s Council of Ministers announced the market as a cultural heritage site.
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In 2009 market renovation plans were proposed and plans conceived in 2010.
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Riga Central Market is Europe’s largest market and bazaar in Riga, Latvia.
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The joint-stock company Rīgas Centrāltirgus is currently owned by the Riga municipality and the Chairman of the Board since 2010 is Anatolijs Abramovs.