01 juillet 2003
Pays Baltes : Lettonie
© Carlos MUNOZ YAGUE / Divergence
Pays baltes/Lettonie/ Riga, la capitale de la Lettonie, est une vaste métropole de 800 000 habitants. À gauche St Pierre : [The first records of this church date back to 1209. At that time its wooden steeple was the highest in Europe. The church and the steeple have been rebuilt serveral times, most recently in 1973 when an elevator was added. The steeple is one of the best places to get a good panoramic view of the Old Town and surrounding areas of Riga.]. À droite la "MAISON DES TÊTES NOIRES", Guilde médiévale des marchands non mariés et étrangers. [First mentioned in 1334, the building was owned by the Great Guild. In the 15th century the house was rented out to the Blackheads merchant Guild and became their property in 1713. Blackheads was an organisation of unmarried foreign merchants, existing in several Baltic medieval towns. the beautiful Gothic building bas destroyed by bombing in 1941, but it has now been rebuilt for the celebration of Riga's 800th anniversary in 2001, including the Dutch Renaissance fasade and the astronomical clock.][/Début de l'intégration des pays Baltes dans la communauté Européenne en Mai 2004 à laquelle les peuples des 3 pays ont voté oui.]
Lieu : Riga, Lettonie
Mots clés : Pays baltes, Communauté européenne, Guilde hanséatique, Baltique, Ex république soviétique, Lettonie