right|thumb|250px|Sigulda Castle close-upSigulda Castle also known as
New Sigulda Castle, to distinguish it from the ruined medieval
Krimulda castle nearby, was built during the end of the 19th Century and is located in
Sigulda,
Latvia.
The stone building was a house for the manor owner family the Kropotkins from 1878 to 1881.
After the World War I the Latvian Printing Association managed the castle and the building served as a recreation house for writers and journalists.
It was reconstructed from 1935 to 1937, and Latvian artists
Vilis Vasariņš,
Niklāvs Strunke,
Pēteris Ozolinš,
Kārlis Sūniņš worked on its interior.
The castle was used as the
USSR Health Ministry
sanatorium after World War II.
From 1993 to 2003 it housed the Sigulda City Council, and now houses the Sigulda Regional Council.
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