RIGA - The new Riga City Hall was officially opened to the public at a Nov. 4 ceremony attended by city councilmen and craftsmen dressed in medieval costumes. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga cut the ribbon inaugurating the building; while a massive television screen broadcast the event live to onlookers in the square outside."As a born Rigan I am very glad to see the restoration of the facade of the town hall, which was destroyed in World War II," the president was quoted as saying.Riga Mayor Gundars Bojars received an honorary key from the construction workers to signify the building was ...
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