Teika, Riga

Teika is a neighbourhood in the Vidzeme Suburb of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Teika
Neighborhood of Riga
The former Teika Cinema built in the 1930s
The former Teika Cinema built in the 1930s
Location in Riga
Location in Riga
CountryLatvia
CityRiga
DistrictVidzeme Suburb
Area
 • Total4.682 km2 (1.808 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total30,273
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websiteapkaimes.lv

Teika is the only neighbourhood in Riga which was planned and partly built in the 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia. Built up areas consists mainly from 1- to 2-storey family houses, but there are also 5-storey apartment houses, especially around Brīvības street and Zemitāns Square. Teika was planned as a very modern district for those times and today is known for its Functionalist architecture which was widely practiced there.[1]

  • Monument to Jorģis Zemitāns in Zemitāns Square
    Monument to Jorģis Zemitāns in Zemitāns Square
  • Piebalgas street in Teika
    Piebalgas street in Teika
  • Functionalist residential house on Āraišu street.
    Functionalist residential house on Āraišu street.
  • Functionalist mansion on Lielvārdes street.
    Functionalist mansion on Lielvārdes street.
  • Modern residential and office building complex Jaunā Teika (New Teika).
    Modern residential and office building complex Jaunā Teika (New Teika).

References
  1. Krastiņš, Jānis (1 July 2006). "Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau—Metropolis Riga". International Review of Sociology. 16 (2): 395–425. doi:10.1080/03906700600709327. S2CID 146754212. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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