The Three Brothers are an example of Medieval residential structures in Rīga - three buildings that were put up on very narrow strips of land. The façades and interiors provide a textbook example of the development of architecture over the course of time. Mazā Pils iela 17 is the oldest stone residential building in Rīga (late 15th, early 16th century), and its distinctive chimney has been preserved. The façade is accepted with a step-type pediment and a Gothic niche. Number 19 was put up in 1646, while Number 21 took on its appearance in the late 17th century. One of the walls in the interior yard of the structure contains the oldest known city emblem of Rīga, along with some stone portals |