Dole Manor - Daugava River Museum

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• Arhitektūras stils: Neoromānika

Manor buildings were sorely damaged in the time of World War I. Preserved only some household buildings and the manor-house. The eldest building of this complex of architectural monuments is possible former manor-house, later house of major-domo that is built in the 18th century. There are preserved old wood-carved stairs, Rococo Style doors and Classicism Style tile stove with decorative paintings. The manor-house was built for the family of Von Lewis of Menarh in Neo-Romanesque Style. Von Fitinghoff started to originate the manor park, but is job was finished by Von Menahr. There are preserved several monuments put to memory of former proprietors of the manor and the urn (1802, by sculptor J.G.Shadow) that was mooved here from the Jaunlive Manor in 1972.

Now in the manor-house is located the Museum of the Daugava River, but in the manor park one can visit the open-air exposition of the Daugava fishermen country estate with the collection of the fishing tools, implements and household objects from the end of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century. There also are art and thematic exhibitions about the Daugava River.

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_Address: Daugava River Museum, Dole Islet, LV-2121 Salaspils Riga District

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Translation: Baltic Media Ltd, 2005