Riga

Riga seen during the night.

### Points of Interest

- Communist Party Regional Headquarters - House of the Blackheads- Latvian National Opera

## Members

### Citizen count

1

**Riga** is a city situated next to the Baltic Sea in Eastern Europe. It claims much of where Latvia is in the real world, and is one of the largest towns in the Soviet Union, with much land claimed. The city is currently under construction, and while much progress has been made, there are still many projects that have yet to begin.

The mayor of the city is Konarneme. His friend, Pip has owned Riga on previous servers and decided to take his time with this city and use the best materials. The city is quite large, and hosts an XP Farm, a large Furnace building, and a meeting hall for diplomacy

## History

### Pre-Gaia

Riga's history can be traced back to even before the days of GaiaMC. Back on GlobeMC, another earth server, Pip had created Riga after being unable to settle in Warsaw. This town was fairly large, but Pip always believed that he could do better. After Globe shut down and he joined Gaia, he saw this fresh new server as an opportunity to build a proper Riga.

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### Soviet Latvia and Initial Builds

After founding Riga, Pip formed a nation called "Soviet Latvia" and planned on mixing Medieval Crusader builds with Dystopian Soviet ones. However, after joining the Soviet Union, he scraps this and focuses on building just the Soviet Styled builds

### Treaty with Konigsberg

Initially, Riga was unable to claim past a bamboo border. However, Pip purchased land from Konigsberg and was able to claim all of West Latvia. This purchased land opened up all new farming land and building land for Riga and Pip intends on using this to its fullest extent.

## Buildings

### Apartment Buildings

There are 3 Apartment Buildings so far in Riga. These Soviet styled Apartments house Villagers that players can trade with. So far however, 2 of them are vacant.

### House of the Blackheads

The House of the Blackheads is a building that was built hundreds of years ago in real life. It served as a guild for merchants, foreigners, and shipowners, then became a museum. However, on GaiaMC, the building is a dual purpose building. The west wing is an XP Farm for citizens of the Soviet Union to use, while the north wing is a tavern with drinks and seats.

### Royal Square

The Royal Square is a water fountain situated right near Riga Castle and Kona House. It depicts members of the nation gathering around to celebrate the work that has been built.

### Riga Castle

Riga Castle serves 3 purposes. Firstly, it exists as a personal home for the Commissioner of the Latvian SSR, Pip. Secondly, it's architect hearkens back to Riga and Warsaw's builds on GlobeMC. Third and finally, it has a meeting hall for negotiations between countries.

### Communist Party Regional Headquarters

The Communist Party Regional Headquarters is the HQ for all things in the Latvian SSR. It is the tallest building in Riga and serves as a headquarters for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Inside of the massive tower is a Museum filled with artifacts including the original copy of the Soviet Constitution. However, there are potential plans to make a separate museum building.

### Vērmane Garden

Vērmane Garden is a garden located in the center of the city. It houses a maxxed out Beacon and all sorts of flowers. It's main purpose is to provide the Beacon enchantments to those around the city and serve as a metaphorical and literal beacon of hope for the growth of Riga.

### Latvian National Opera House

The Latvian National Opera House is the largest building in terms of length. It is a fairly large performance hall with an upstairs viewing area, and a massive stage with a piano and other things. Pip has put performances on in the Opera House and more plays and performances are planned for the future.

### Stone Factory

The Stone Factory is a Furnace building in Riga. It houses many furnaces and fuel to said Furnaces. Thousands of Smooth Stone and Terracotta were smelted here

### Riga Radio and TV Tower

Riga's Radio and TV Tower is a tall structure located in the south section of the city. It provides radio and television to all of Latvia and parts of nearby Belarus.

### Riga Central Station

Riga Central Station is the main railroad train station in Latvia. It is a part of the Trans-Siberian Railway and has been used before to send Villagers from Moscow straight to Riga.

### KA-02 *Spulga*

KA-02 *Spulga* is a ship currently docked in Riga. It is the Soviet Union's only warship and thus, Pip is *de-facto* the commander of the Naval forces. In the real world, the KA-02 *Spulga* crashed at the Swedish Coast

### Pip Statue

The Pip statue is the 2nd recreation of the original statue from GlobeMC. It was in Wakanda on GlobeMC, then it was in the hub area for ImperialCraft, and then finally, Pip rebuilt it in Riga.

### Kona House

Kona House is the home of Riga resident Konameme/konarneme. It is notable for being the first building ever in Riga, and for awhile, the only building, as it took Pip awhile to build his castle, which was the 2nd building. Underneath is a farm, with a large sheep pen and a wheat farm.

### Museum of GaiaMC and Latvian History

The Museum of GaiaMC and Latvian History, also known as Riga Museum or just "The Museum" by Baltic residents is the largest museum in the Soviet Union and possibly the largest museum on the server. Hosting plenty of books, artifacts, and exhibits, the museum's price is estimated to be somewhere around 50,000 gold.