The ridgepole celebration wreath was raised on top of the emerging Zemgale Restoration Centre in Jelgava

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The highest point of the roof of the emerging Zemgale Restoration Centre complex at 14 Vecpilsētas Street and 50 Krišjāņa Barona Street is now adorned with a wooden roof sign and a wreath from oak leaves: today the Ridgepole celebration was celebrated in the object. “Thus, the constructive structures of the building were completed - the load-bearing walls and structures of the building are restored. Now the roof construction, floor construction will commence and the walls will be painted,” sketches Jānis Rozenbergs, construction manager of SIA RERE Meistari.

Works on the construction site were commenced last summer and, according to builders, currently about 65 per cent of the works to be performed in the building at k are done. Barona street, while in the wooden building at Vecpilsētas street, which needed a lot of conservation and restoration work - 40 per cent. “We already see that the building at Vecpilsētas street has undergone major changes which demanded the knowledge and skills of true craftsmen,” said Andris Rāviņš, Chairman of Jelgava City Council in the Ridgepole celebration, emphasising the importance of this object for Jelgava as it forms a historical attraction for the next generations and allows you to show how people lived in Jelgava in the 18th century. “This is our opportunity to sketch what Jelgava was before it was burned. The local council began with the arrangement of the infrastructure – renovation of the street and pavement, installation of lanterns, and now the historic building is being renovated to become the Restoration Centre,” said the Chairman of the City Council. Normunds Kotāns, Member of the Board of RERE Meistari, confirmed that a lot of power and energy has been invested in finding masters and craftsmen who would be able to restore the historic values ​​of this object. “Here, you can see the work of true craftsmen – which you will not be able to find on any other construction site,” he added.

Builders compare the work on this building to treasure hunting. “During the restoration of the building, we found seventeen different layers, and various paintings, representing the five time periods this building has survived over the centuries,” said Guntis Āboltiņš-Āboliņš, the Chairman of the Board of JSC “RERE Grupa”.