The Riga Cathedral Organ Façade

The history of the Riga Cathedral organ façade began in 1601 with its oldest dated part, and
over more than 400 years the façade has experienced several phases of reconstruction, crucially
changing its visual and compositional exterior and supplementing it with new stylistic elements.
Today the organ façade can be considered an exceptional art object paradigmatic of stylistic
hybridity in Latvia. Recent restoration work materials and various solutions for computer
programmes enable individual analysis of each of the construction phases and exploration of the
diversity of the façade’s ornamental, sculptural and architectural features. Using visualization,
the most detailed changes that have affected the organ façade are revealed.

Full paper text: The Riga Cathedral Organ Façade: Digital Analysis of Stylistic Hybridity
Text in Latvian Rīgas Doma ērģeļu prospekta stilistiskās hibriditātes digitālā analīze

Author of the idea, collection of information and technical solution: Sanita Bitko
Photo of the Organ Prospect: Uldis Muzikants
Source of restoration photos: doms800.lv