Longest Amber Necklace
Nov 24, 2009 Masterpiece
Liepājas House of Craftsmen (Amatnieku nams) is the place where you can take a look at the world’s longest amber necklace.
In 2003 there was an event in Liepāja “Donate amber to your city”. During that event people donated so much amber that the world’s longest string of amber beads could be made. The result of donation is the necklace of 123 metres and 19 kilograms.
Tags: amber, craftsmen, Latvia, Liepaja, longest necklace, necklace
Large Bed Of Elizabete
Nov 9, 2009 Experience, Masterpiece
Riga has many pearls and jewels hidden and accessible to only those who know where to seek.
In a quiet and peaceful area but still near the Old Town of Riga there is a nice small DECO-style hotel named Elizabete. And inside the hotel, its roof hosts the high class connoisseur restaurant Gourmand.
But in the hotel’s cosy and historical inner yard there is something you won’t be able to see in every hotel. Yes, of course there is a bed in every hotel, but only in the inner yard of Hotel Elizabete on the very beginning of Dzirnavu Street you can experience Europe’s largest bed.
This bed is the place where your body rests but your spirit flies high. Come here to enjoy food or drink, to chat with a friend or a stranger, enjoy the bed during cultural events organized here time after time.
Tags: Large Bed Elizabete, Latvia, Riga
VEF Minox Photo Camera
Jun 8, 2009 Masterpiece
In 1937 in the State Electrotechnical Plant (Latvian - Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika (VEF)) the production of the world’s first mini photo camera VEF Minox started.
It was not only the first camera of such small size but also provided many new opportunities in photography field because it was the first camera in the world using which it was possible to make clear and sharp photos in the distance starting at 20cm.
This shooting possibility and the size made VEF Minox attractive also to various secret services, that fact has given it unofficial “spy camera” name.
After the World War II Minox GmbH was estabilished in Germany where it still produces various models of Minox cameras. And interesting is the fact that they are still using the same design as in 1937, more than 50 years ago.
You can see the 1937 model of VEF Minox in the Latvian Museum of Photography.
Tags: mini camera, Minox, VEF, VEF Minox
