Galerija Centrs
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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| Coordinates | 56°56′52″N 24°06′45″E / 56.94778°N 24.11250°E |
| Address | Audēju street 16 |
| Opening date | 1938 |
| Owner | Baltic Horizon Fund |
| Website | www |
Galerija Centrs is a shopping centre in Riga, Latvia. The centre opened in 1938 and presently occupies nearly an entire block in the historic Vecrīga neighborhood.[1][2] The centre is 29 000 sq. m in size, and contains 110 shops.[3]
History[edit]
The centre in its earliest form was the Armijas ekonomiskais veikals (Army Economy Store), founded in 1919. In 1926, the store was moved to 16 Audēju street, into the building known as Princeses spīķeris ("Princess Warehouse").[1]
In order to accommodate expansion of the Army Economy Store, work started on 26 September 1936 to construct a new building. Kārlis Ulmanis, President and Prime Minister of Latvia, laid the foundation stone.[1]
On the 5th floor of "Galerija Centrs" there is a historically renovated hall "Astoria", which used to house the restaurant "Astoria", which could accommodate up to 250 guests. Next door was a hairdresser and a staff canteen. The 5th floor was connected by stairs, which were intended separately for visitors, staff, and economic needs. There were also four visitor elevators and one goods elevator.[4]
The centre underwent major reconstruction in 2006[2][5] that included the addition of a glass roof over Rīdzenes street.[6]
In June 2019, Galerija Centrs was sold by Linstow Center Management to Baltic Horizon Fund for 75 million euros.[7][8][9]
Awards[edit]
In 2008, the centre was recognized by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) with its international award for the best design project in the "Renovation and Expansion of an Existing Project" category.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "History". Galerija Centrs. Galerija Centrs. 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ a b Zelča, Ina (23 March 2016). "LEĢENDA: Tirdzniecības pērle – Galerija Centrs" (in Latvian). nra.lv. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Galerija Centrs, Riga". Linstow. Linstow AS. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Frīdenberga, Anna; Vanags, Pēteris (2018). "Ainas Blinkenas devums latviešu valodas vēstures izpētē". Baltu filoloģija. 26 (2): 159–175. doi:10.22364/bf.26.13. ISSN 1691-0036.
- ^ ""Linstow" tirdzniecības centru ieņēmumi šogad pieauguši par 14%" (in Latvian). TVNET.lv. Financenet. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Lūsīte, Liene (24 February 2016). "Rīdzenes iela – publiska ārtelpa vai «Galerijas Centrs» teritorija?" (in Latvian). LSM. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Baltic Horizon Fund to acquire Galerija Centrs Shopping Centre in Riga". The Baltic Course. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Linstow sells Galerija Centrs shopping mall for €75m". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Linstow sells Galerija Centrs shopping mall to Baltic Horizon Fund". The Baltic Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.