European Commission - Culture. Guimarães 2012 CEC. Košice 2013 - European Capital of Culture. Marseille-Provence 2013 • Capitale Européenne de la Culture • Marseille Provence 2013Marseille-Provence 2013 | Capitale Européenne de la Culture. Homepage – Umeå2014. Riga will become the European Capital of culture in 2014 | Official Latvian Tourism Portal. The event programme promised by Riga for 2014 will be a pleasant surprise for any person interested. It envisages several hundreds of exciting cultural events, including the pride of place given to amber, which historically linked many nations but in modern Latvia is used in different new ways. This year the focus of attention will be placed on the Castle of Light or the new building of the Latvian National Library designed by the world famous Latvian architect Gunars Birkerts.
Thus far, for fans of architecture the name of Riga has been associated with the romantic medieval buildings and the marvellous Art Nouveau heritage located on the right bank of the river Daugava but now also the left bank of the river with the new library will become a landmark of the city. More than 12,000 participants from almost hundred various cultural institutions: national, local and non-governmental have engaged in the cultural capital of Europe event programme preparation.
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