New castle in Sigulda
Description:
The castle was built in 1881 on the site of an ancient stone house, where the owners of this estate lived.
After the First World War, the Latvian Press Association took over the management of the castle, which turned the castle into a holiday house for writers, journalists, poets. The reconstruction of the castle lasted about two years and ended in 1937, many famous Latvian artists worked on the interiors of this building: Nikalas Strunke, Peteris Ozolins and others.
After World War II, the castle passed into the competence of the Ministry of Health of the USSR, which turned the castle into a sanatorium. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sigulda City Council begins its work in this building, and since 2003, the Regional Council is also located here.
