Mežaparks ( German : Kaiserwald ) is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga , the capital of Latvia . It consists of a residential area to the South and a large urban park to the North of the same name – Mežaparks . The neighbourhood is located on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers . The name is literally translated as "forest park". The neighbourhood and park were built in the early 20th century and the area was originally called Kaiserwald . It was one of the world's first garden cities . It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga. During the Second World War , the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park, and many Jews , Gypsies , Communists, and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods.
14-631: Today it is still one of the wealthier areas of Riga, the Mežaparks Great Bandstand hosts the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in early July every five years. Mežaparks is also host to the Riga Zoo and its lakeside locale allows for various water sporting activities. There is also an amusement park in Mežaparks, which makes the neighborhood a popular summer destination for Riga residents. There
28-572: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Me%C5%BEaparks Great Bandstand The Mežaparks Great Bandstand ( Latvian : Mežaparka Lielā estrāde ), also called the Song Festival Bandstand, Open-Air Stage ( Latvian : Dziesmu svētku estrāde ), is a large open-air bandstand in Mežaparks park in the Mežaparks neighbourhood of Riga , the capital of Latvia . The bandstand has added cultural value to Riga since 1955, when
42-502: Is a large urban park on the North side of the neighbourhood. The park is where the open-air Mežaparks Great Bandstand and Riga Zoo are located, as well as access to Ķīšezers lake. The 424 ha (1,048 acres) territory is covered with coastal dunes , much of it with boreal forests , both protected conserved biotopes . The territory began to be used for recreation in 18th century and was added to Riga's territory in 19th century. In 1901,
56-498: Is planned to complete the project by 2023 when the 150th anniversary of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival is going to take place in Mezaparks . The project includes unique acoustic methods – 300 acoustic shields, and a special membrane protecting choristers from the sun and rain. Completely finishing all the works, there will be 30,000 spectator seats, the total number of singers will be up to 14,000, with 11,000 singers positioned in
70-477: The Latvian Song and Dance Festival was moved to this venue. The bandstand was erected according to a project by architect and civil engineer Vladimir Schnitnikov. It lies in the northern part of Mežaparks, an area that mostly consists of pine forest. Within the cleared area of the forest, the bandstand lies in the northwestern corner, and the rest of the area has long wingshaped benches with seating for 30,000 spectators. There were up to 200,000 spectators attending
84-462: The Open-Air Stage in Mežaparks reconstruction project involves reconstruction of the audience area for the 2018 Latvian Song and Dance Festival with audience field extension to 30,557 seats (23,000 seats before). Transformable audience field increased the capacity to 60,000 standing places. There is a two-level open zone for shops, restaurants and toilets under the audience area. The first phase of
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112-699: The 1988 Latvian Song and Dance Festival. The stage is an integral part of the Song and Dance Festival which is a unique feature of Latvian culture and a part of national identity. The key function of an open air stage is to keep the tradition of the Song Festival, which is included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list. In mid-2007 Riga City Council announced a new – international – design competition. The competitors were expected to produce rational, structurally innovative and acoustically impeccable proposals for transformation of
126-481: The Mežaparks neighbourhood became Russian Empire 's first architectural project to use the garden city movement . The area was expanded and developed during the first half of 20th century, primarily serving as an elite sports complex. After World War II in 1949, the Soviet Government carried out a major expansion of the park and inaugurated it as a public park with many recreational areas and buildings. Up until
140-535: The end of 20th century, the park continued to serve as a public park. Although little of the Soviet architecture survives, the park has seen a resurgence after restoration of Latvia's independence and is currently a popular recreational location. The park along the neighbourhood is a national heritage site and architectural cultural monument. 57°00′N 24°10′E / 57.000°N 24.167°E / 57.000; 24.167 This Riga location article
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#1732886679634168-448: The project extends the existing building stage structure and partly attaches a temporary tribune for extra singers to fit 14,000 singers. The first reconstruction phase was officially completed in June 2018. The second reconstruction round will rebuild all open-air stage, a roof and modify building. Auxiliary premises will be built under the stage, including an exhibition hall and offices. It
182-788: The stage what would include the roof with a system of acoustic elements, partial transformation of chorister stands, transformation of the spectator amphitheatre, construction of new stands at the rear part of the amphitheatre and installation of transformable spectator bench systems. The winner of the International Sketch Competition for the Mežaparks Open-Air Stage Reconstruction were the Latvian Architects collaborative team - Mailitis Architects and Juris Poga 's Bureau. The Project reconstruction has been divided into two phases: The first phase of
196-499: The stands and 2,900 singers on the main stage. The architecture firms of Austra Mailitis and Juris Poga were awarded the 2021 Latvian Architecture Award for their contributions to the reconstruction project. British pop singer Robbie Williams will perform at the bandstand on August 3 as part of his Robbie Williams Live 2025 tour. 57°0′56.30″N 24°9′4.19″E / 57.0156389°N 24.1511639°E / 57.0156389; 24.1511639 Juris Poga From Misplaced Pages,
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