Cat House Riga. See 932 reviews articles and 513 photos of Cat House ranked No36 on Tripadvisor among 312 attractions in Riga. Riga the capital of Latvia is home to the Cat House known as such because of the two sculptures of cats high on its roof.
This is a photo of Cat House in the old town of Riga Latvia. It is one of the citys landmarks and is a testament to the desire of one man to have vengeance if only metaphorically on his enemies. Whether theyre pets left outside by their owners abandoned or lost Rigas stray cats now have a shelter to sleep in through the cold winter nights.
The local story goes that the owner of the house was refused membership of the Riga Tradesmens Guild Great Guild by the merchants.
It is one of the citys landmarks and is a testament to the desire of one man to have vengeance if only metaphorically on his enemies. It has two turrets like a medieval house and on top of those there are cats with arched backs. Not only did the beasts curse their first sculptor he fatally fell while putting them up but their purpose was to cause trouble. The Cat House designed by the architect Friedrich Schefel was built in 1909.