Cat House

A visit to the Cat House, a custard-yellow structure at Meistaru 10/12 with two black cat statues on the roof, is a must for everyone taking a tour of Riga. The Cat House is a structure located at 10 Meistaru iela in the historic district of Riga, the country's capital. The Cat House, an Art Nouveau residence on Meistaru Street with Medieval influences, is a building that can be viewed from the exterior as you move about Vecrga. Due to these figures, the infamous and odd building—once scandalous and even the subject of a lawsuit—became known as the Cat House. The cats now live on the ground floor in addition to the building's roof, where they used to squat. It can be seen as one of the Best Places to Visit In Riga.

It was designed by Friedrich Scheffel for a wealthy Latvian businessman, and the copper cats perched atop the corner turrets gave it its name. According to legend, the house's owner had a grievance against the residents of the Great Guild and wanted the cats positioned so that their tails pointed in the direction of their neighbor's house. The cats were later instructed to be turned to face the guildhouse. Originally facing the Great Guild, the Riga Town Hall was destroyed in a fire during World War II, razed in 1954, and only reconstructed there between 2000 and 2001.

Address: Meistaru iela, 10 Riga LV-1050
Phone: +371 27 767 366
Opening hours: unknown
Rating: 4.0/5.0, 943 Tripadvisor reviews
Website: https://www.citariga.lv/rus/rigas-apskates-vietas/vecriga/kaku-nams/