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House of the Blackheads

building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia
Place building Q74736
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House of the Blackheads

Summary

House of the Blackheads is a building[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • House of the Blackheads is located in Riga[3].
  • House of the Blackheads is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • House of the Blackheads's instance of is recorded as building[5].
  • House of the Blackheads's instance of is recorded as House of the Blackheads[6].
  • House of the Blackheads's architectural style is recorded as baroque architecture[7].
  • House of the Blackheads's Commons category is recorded as House of Blackheads (Riga)[8].
  • House of the Blackheads was dissolved in 1948[9].
  • House of the Blackheads's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.94713889, 'lon': 24.10691667}[10].
  • House of the Blackheads's official website is recorded as http://www.melngalvjunams.lv[11].
  • House of the Blackheads's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed[12].
  • House of the Blackheads's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of the House of Blackheads (Riga)[13].

Body

Geography

House of the Blackheads is in the country of Latvia[4]. It is located in Riga[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include building[5] and House of the Blackheads[6].

Why It Matters

House of the Blackheads has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Latvia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · ~2026-28997-38 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style → baroque architecture
    Country → —
    Country → Latvia
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of the House of Blackheads (Riga)
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q21043500]], rather a disambiguation page, not type of building"
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