The reconstruction and restoration of the three-storey wooden building on Vecpilsētas iela received the highest accolade in the Restoration category at the Gada labākā būve Latvijā 2019 (Latvian Construction of the Year 2019) awards organised by industry bodies. It is planned that the wooden building will be a publicly accessible tourist site where visitors will be able to gain a wealth of educational information about Jelgava's wooden architecture, the Vecpilsētas iela quarter, as well as the building's own construction history and restoration process.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
How a wooden house was resurrected in Jelgava
