Riga Date(s): October 20-21, 2012. Album by David Clement. 1 - 27 of 27 Total. 73 Visits.
1 my hotel, October price only £40
2 Riga Town Hall Building
3 House of the Blackheads on Rātslaukums (Town Hall Square)
4 this version of the building was reconstructed in the 1990's (the Germans and then Soviets wrecked the original)
5 close up shot of House of the Blackheads
6 Riflemen Monument with Museum of the Occupation of Latvia in the background - it's a controversial statue dedicated to the Red Riflemen, a group of Latvians who volunteered for service to Russia during the Russian Revolution of 1917
7 view of Freedom Monument and Nativity Cathedral from St. Peter's Church
8 Riga Cathedral and the Daugava River
9 looking south towards Central Market, housed in 4 large airplane hangars (just 2 are visible here)
10 inside St. Peter's Church
11 Central Market - you could find pretty much anything in this combination indoor/outdoor market
12 Freedom Monument - honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920). Unveiled in 1935 and amazingly not destroyed by the Soviets
13 Changing of the Guard
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16 Bastion Hill - a nice park surrounded the City Canal all the way from the Ferry Terminal down to the Train Station
17 Nativity Cathedral, built between 1876 and 1883, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire
18 Art Nouveau
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20 Saeima (Latvian Parliament)
21 Three Brothers - the oldest houses in Riga
22 Powder Tower
23 Swedish Gate, erected in 1698 as a part of the City Wall
24 City Wall
25 restaurant in St Jacob's Barracks
26 Latvian national dish - grey peas with bacon cream gravy
27 Big Christopher replica on the bank of the Daugava; he is the city's protector
