Cat House (Riga)

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Art Nouveau building building tourist attraction

Cat House (Riga) is a famous Art Nouveau building in Riga’s Old Town, best known for the two black cat sculptures perched on its roof.

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Label	Occurrences
Cat House (Riga) canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Nouveau building ⓘ building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Nouveau NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityDistrict	Vecrīga NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Latvia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Riga’s Art Nouveau architecture ⓘ well-known local legend about direction of cats ⓘ
hasColor	yellow facade ⓘ
hasElement	arched windows ⓘ decorative cornices ⓘ ornamental facade details ⓘ
hasFeature	two corner towers crowned with cats ⓘ
hasMaterial	masonry ⓘ
hasNameInLatvian	Kaķu nams NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoofType	steep pitched roof with turrets ⓘ
hasSculpture	black cat sculpture ⓘ black cat sculpture on roof ⓘ
hasStoryType	associated with local folklore ⓘ
hasTouristFunction	landmark of Riga Old Town ⓘ popular photo spot ⓘ
hasUrbanContext	historic urban fabric of Vecrīga ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of Latvia ⓘ
imageSubject	frequently depicted on Riga souvenirs ⓘ
isIconOf	Latvian tourism marketing ⓘ Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	distinctive rooftop cat figures ⓘ two black cat sculptures on its roof ⓘ
locatedIn	Old Town of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Livu Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Meistaru iela NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCatSculptures	2 ⓘ
partOf	Historic Centre of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofFeature	turret-like towers with cat sculptures ⓘ
touristAttractionStatus	major attraction in Riga Old Town ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	Historic Centre of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ
visitorActivity	architectural photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ

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subject surface form: Old Town (Riga)