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Commandant's House

Commandant's House

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Commandant's House

Name: Commandant's House
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Location: Latgale, Latvia

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Edvard

September 10, 2018

Construction of the Commandant’s
house according to the
A. Shtaubert’s project was finished
in 1818. Services of the fortress
commandant as well as a hotel
for visitors were located in the
Commandant’s house. A telegraph
office was operating in the
mezzanine of the building.
The Senate decree from July 16 (28),
1826 changed the direction of the
Vienna high road – now it was going
through Dinaburg. Since then, when
going to Europe or returning to the
capital, the Emperor and his family
members were going through
Dinaburg. The Commandant’s
house provided them with special
apartments for rest after exhausting
trip in a carriage.
During the Soviet period, the
building was occupied by the
headquarters of the aviation school.
After tearing down several buildings,
a square was laid out in the yard of
the former Commandant’s house;
it was later turned into a parking lot
during the building reconstruction.
The building is architectural
monument of State significance. In
the building it is possible to see the
genuine ornamented metal stairs of
the central entrance. Two cast-iron
cannons with 112mm bore diameter
dating back to the last quarter of
the 19th century are placed on both
sides of the central entrance.
After reconstruction, since 2012,
the Commandant’s house and its
neighbouring officer house are
occupied by the Latgale regional
department of the Latvian State
Police.
Komandanta Street 7, Konstantīna
Street 8
rm.coe.int/16806f5dfd

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Elevation 110 m

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