Personalized Star Map of Riga
56.9496°N, 24.1052°E
On the banks of the Daugava, Riga blends the Hanseatic heritage of its Old Town with the sinuous curves of its Art Nouveau facades — the world's largest collection. The long northern nights wrap the Latvian capital in a deep sky where stars glitter above its church spires and the copper rooftops of its palaces.
Famous Landmarks
House of the Blackheads
56.9496°N, 24.1052°E
The House of the Blackheads is a flamboyant Gothic building constructed in 1344 for Riga's guild of unmarried merchants. Destroyed during World War II, it was faithfully reconstructed between 1995 and 1999 and is now one of the city's most photographed buildings. Its facade adorned with sculptures, an astronomical clock, and the guild's star dominates Town Hall Square.
Riga Cathedral
56.9496°N, 24.1052°E
Riga Cathedral, founded in 1211, is the largest medieval church in the Baltic states and a masterwork blending Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque styles. Its organ, built in 1884 by the Walcker firm, held 6,768 pipes at the time and was the world's largest. The adjoining cloister, one of the oldest in the Baltics, houses the Riga Museum of History and Navigation.
Art Nouveau District
56.9496°N, 24.1052°E
Riga's Art Nouveau District holds the world's largest concentration of Jugendstil buildings, with over 800 edifices built between 1899 and 1914. Alberta Street, largely designed by architect Mikhail Eisenstein, is a festival of facades adorned with mythological figures, mascarons, and vegetal curves. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the district testifies to Riga's golden age as one of the most prosperous cities in the Russian Empire.
Why gift a star map of Riga?
Gifting a star map of Riga means capturing the brilliance of stars above a city where Art Nouveau architecture rivals the constellations in beauty. Whether for a first kiss in Bastejkalns Park or a wedding anniversary on Town Hall Square, this map immortalises a moment beneath the deep Baltic sky. A gift as elegant as the facades of Alberta Street and as warm as Latvian hospitality.
The sky of Riga
Sitting at 57° north latitude, Riga offers long winter nights ideal for stargazing, with over 17 hours of darkness at the winter solstice. The fresh Baltic air and clear skies following maritime weather systems ensure remarkable sky clarity. In summer, the city experiences the famous Baltic white nights, with twilight never fully surrendering to darkness from June to July.