castle, in duke�s manors and in the town as well. Lots of new buildings were built in this period of time � not only residential buildings, but also municipal and public buildings were built. After several centuries, Kuldiga got a new bridge across the River Venta (1873-74), a new Town Hall was built (1868), the Orthodox Parish House and a church in Liep?jas iela, a prison (which is a post nowadays), the House of Latvian Society (which is the Centre for Culture nowadays), the German Gymnasium in Kalna iela 19 and other buildings as well. Soon the number of local inhabitants doubled reaching 13 thousands just before the World War I
