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Rīga

The largest and most cosmopolitan city in the Baltics, Rīga is also home to the region's most mixed population (with no population currently comprising a majority). A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, the city is renowned for its beautiful historic core, a fascinating mix of Gothic, Neo-Classical and Art Nouveau architecture.
Art Nouveau in Rīga
Art Nouveau in Rīga 		Gallery in Old Rīga
Gallery in Old Rīga		 Art Nouveau entryway
Art Nouveau entryway		 Facade of the Art Nouveau building
Facade of the Art Nouveau building
Shaded Old Town lane in early morning
Shaded Old Town lane in early morning		 Behind St. John's Church
Behind St. John's Church		 Walking up Skārņu iela
Walking up Skārņu iela		 Restored old boutique
Restored old boutique
Rear of St. Peter's Church in Old Rīga
Rear of St. Peter's Church in Old Rīga		 Facade of a teahouse on Skārņu iela
Facade of a teahouse on Skārņu iela		 Small souvenir market on Skārņu iela
Small souvenir market on Skārņu iela		 Souvenir stand along Skārņu iela
Souvenir stand along Skārņu iela
Souvenir vendors and colorful facades
Souvenir vendors and colorful facades		 Bronze sculpture of Bremen's town musicians
Bronze sculpture of Bremen's town musicians		 Purchasing souvenirs on Skārņu iela
Purchasing souvenirs on Skārņu iela		 Spire of St. Peter's
Spire of St. Peter's
Streetlamps and Old Rīga facades
Streetlamps and Old Rīga facades		 Colorful facades on Skārņu iela
Colorful facades on Skārņu iela		 Looking down on St. John's Church from St. Peter's
Looking down on St. John's Church from St. Peter's		 Dome Cathedral and the Daugava River
Dome Cathedral and the Daugava River
Old Zeppelin hangers at the Central Market
Old Zeppelin hangers at the Central Market		 View down on Doma Laukums
View down on Doma Laukums		 Looking towards the green belt and New Town
Looking towards the green belt and New Town		 Old Rīga skyline and the Daugava
Old Rīga skyline and the Daugava
Freedom Monument with Orthodox Cathedral
Freedom Monument with Orthodox Cathedral		 Akmens Bridge
Akmens Bridge		 Vanšu Bridge with Dome Cathedral spire
Vanšu Bridge with Dome Cathedral spire		 Spire of St. Peter's Church from Rātslaukums
Spire of St. Peter's Church from Rātslaukums
Rīga Station area and Stalinist Science Academy
Rīga Station area and Stalinist Science Academy		 Angular St. Peter's Church
Angular St. Peter's Church		 Lamppost and Town Hall
Lamppost and Town Hall		 Bunkerlike Museum of Occupation in Latvia
Bunkerlike Museum of Occupation in Latvia
Back of the Roland Statue and Town Hall
Back of the Roland Statue and Town Hall		 Latvian Riflemen Statue
Latvian Riflemen Statue		 House of Blackheads and St. Peter's
House of Blackheads and St. Peter's		 Riflemen Statue with Museum of Occupation
Riflemen Statue with Museum of Occupation
Broad Latviesu Strēlnieku Laukums
Broad Latviesu Strēlnieku Laukums		 Spire of St. Peter's with colorful facades
Spire of St. Peter's with colorful facades		 Busking saxophonist on Rātslaukums
Busking saxophonist on Rātslaukums		 Art Nouveau touch on an Old Town facade
Art Nouveau touch on an Old Town facade
Lantern and cast-iron sign on a backstreet
Lantern and cast-iron sign on a backstreet		 Shaded side of Rīgas Doms (Dome Cathedral)
Shaded side of Rīgas Doms (Dome Cathedral)		 Jaun iela
Jaun iela		 Beside Rīgas Doms
Beside Rīgas Doms
Doma Laukums
Doma Laukums		 Interior of Dome Cathedral
Interior of Dome Cathedral		 Chandelier and stained glass, Rīgas Doms
Chandelier and stained glass, Rīgas Doms		 Bronze bells in the cloisters
Bronze bells in the cloisters
Courtyard view of the stained glass and spire
Courtyard view of the stained glass and spire		 Cloisters of Rīgas Doms
Cloisters of Rīgas Doms		 Altar within the cathedral
Altar within the cathedral		 Bells and stained glass windows
Bells and stained glass windows
Mazā Pils iela
Mazā Pils iela		 Front facade of St. Saviour's Church
Front facade of St. Saviour's Church		 Latvijas Banka on Pils Laukums
Latvijas Banka on Pils Laukums		 Sunlit facade and turret of Rīga Castle
Sunlit facade and turret of Rīga Castle
Having a chat on a sidestreet
Having a chat on a sidestreet		 Figure coming down the shaded lane
Figure coming down the shaded lane		 Medieval facade
Medieval facade		 Partially sunlit curve of a street
Partially sunlit curve of a street
Interior of St. Jacob's Cathedral
Interior of St. Jacob's Cathedral		 Outdoor restaurant seating on Aldaru iela
Outdoor restaurant seating on Aldaru iela		 Art Nouveau detail above a doorway
Art Nouveau detail above a doorway		 Cracked Old Town facades along Aldaru iela
Cracked Old Town facades along Aldaru iela
More Art Nouveau in the Old town
More Art Nouveau in the Old town		 Long facade along Torņa iela
Long facade along Torņa iela		 Tower and old city walls
Tower and old city walls		 Freedom Monument
Freedom Monument
Shadows over the City Canal in Bastejkalns
Shadows over the City Canal in Bastejkalns		 Brīvības Bulvarīs and Freedom Monument
Brīvības Bulvarīs and Freedom Monument		 Parkland off Brīvības Bulvarīs
Parkland off Brīvības Bulvarīs		 Latvian guards beside the Freedom Monument
Latvian guards beside the Freedom Monument
Metzendorff House
Metzendorff House		 Man walking down Vecpilsētas iela
Man walking down Vecpilsētas iela		 Queue outside a brasseri on Mārsaļu iela
Queue outside a brasseri on Mārsaļu iela		 Synagogue in Old Rīga
Synagogue in Old Rīga
Old Rīga viewed from the Akmens Bridge
Old Rīga viewed from the Akmens Bridge		 Dannenstern House
Dannenstern House		 Spire of St. Peter's from southern Old Rīga
Spire of St. Peter's from southern Old Rīga		 Riverside view of the Central Market and Science Academy
Riverside view of the Central Market and Science Academy
Akmens Bridge and Old Rīga
Akmens Bridge and Old Rīga		 Distant Dome Cathedral atop the Akmens Bridge
Distant Dome Cathedral atop the Akmens Bridge		 View up the Daugava to Vanšu Bridge
View up the Daugava to Vanšu Bridge		 Boat passing the Old Town
Boat passing the Old Town
View of Old Rīga from the west bank
View of Old Rīga from the west bank		 Docked boat with Dome Cathedral looming behind
Docked boat with Dome Cathedral looming behind		 Traffic crossing the Vanšu Bridge
Traffic crossing the Vanšu Bridge		 The many spires of Hanseatic Rīga
The many spires of Hanseatic Rīga
Riga Castle from over the Daugava
Riga Castle from over the Daugava		 Trio of spires jutting above the trees
Trio of spires jutting above the trees		 Borat lives in Rīga!
Borat lives in Rīga!		 Latvijas Makslas Akademija
Latvijas Makslas Akademija
Old Gertrude Church
Old Gertrude Church		 Alexander Nevsky Church
Alexander Nevsky Church		 Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Russian Orthodox Cathedral		 Elegant facade on Gertrūdes iela
Elegant facade on Gertrūdes iela
Statue atop the Freedom Monument
Statue atop the Freedom Monument		 Roland Statue and House of Blackheads
Roland Statue and House of Blackheads		 Evening sun hitting the Science Academy
Evening sun hitting the Science Academy		 Great Guild from Filharmonijas Laukums
Great Guild from Filharmonijas Laukums
Powder Tower in the morning sun
Powder Tower in the morning sun		 Closer view of the Great Guild
Closer view of the Great Guild		 Old buildings facing Filharmonijas Laukums
Old buildings facing Filharmonijas Laukums		 Tower of Rīga Station
Tower of Rīga Station

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