Andrejsala is a area located in the
Pētersala-Andrejsala neighbourhood of
Riga
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Latvia
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within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center. It had the potential to become a significant art, culture and entertainment center with exhibition halls, clubs, workshops, studios, cafe, hotel, but many of those dreams went into disrepair. The plans for future development of the area were in the works as of June, 2007, but as with classic cases of urbanisation, many of the artistic ventures disappeared. Buildings without heritage value in Andrejsala have been demolished one-by-one.
In 1282 Riga became a member of the
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Growing from a few Northern Germany, North German towns in the ...
bringing both commerce and industry to Riga.
In 2001, Riga celebrated its 800th anniversary as a city.
On 1 May 2004 Latvia joined the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
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Riga development plan for years 2006 - 2018
envisions a cruise ship terminal at Andrejsala quay.
Andrejsala was the venue of every single Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art edition.
See also
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Timeline of Riga history
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History of Latvia
The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period#Weichsel glaciation, in Scandinavia and northern Europe, last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Balts, Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the sec ...
References
External links
Andrejsala official website
Geography of Riga
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