Palace of the Officers' Sea Noble Assembly

The Palace of the Officers’ Assembly in the Latvian city of Liepaja is an example of Russian Art Nouveau. Its creator was St. Petersburg architect Sergey Gelenzovsky. The project was based on the appearance of St. Petersburg architectural country castles in the form of a horseshoe, which were built for the elite of the fleet, consisting entirely of the court aristocracy. The main facade of the building overlooks the sea, and in the south there is a small terrace with columns and a balcony. At the same time, the whole building is richly decorated with decorative elements in the form of weapons.

The building of the Naval Officers’ Assembly is a unique building not only in Latvia, but also on a European scale. In the decoration not only inside and outside was used expensive Finnish and Estonian marble, as well as noble gray granite. The Assembly building is crowned by a spherical dome above the central hall. On the first floor there were guest rooms for visitors and a library. On the second floor there is a magnificent marble staircase ending at the entrance to the White Hall. On both sides there is a green and blue living room.

On all sides, the Palace of the Officers' Assembly is surrounded by a park and other buildings. Until 1915, it was the center of the naval base of the Navy. But then the entire extensive library was taken out of it, and then the interior furnishings - furniture, chandeliers, finishing. In the empty building for some time there was a sanatorium for patients with bone tuberculosis and a military hospital. Then there was a museum of naval forces. Today, most of the Palace of the Officers' Assembly is in very poor condition and is not accessible to tourists.