Riga, Latvia- National Library

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We headed across the bridge and over the Daugava River to the National Library of Latvia, which is housed in an odd looking building which seemed a lot more attractive on the architects sketch.  It is known as Gaismas Pils or Castle of Light, the Library was founded in 1919 but construction didn’t start on this building until 2008.  I was pleasantly surprised that you could just wander around like bumbling tourists.

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They have a campaign called, A Special Book For A Special Bookshelf.   People donated books that were personally meaningful to the Peoples Bookshelf (that’s it above).  New donations will supplement the ones from 2014 when Riga became European Capital of Culture, when people formed a ‘chain of book lovers’ around the library.

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