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Von den fünf die Düna überspannenden Brücken in Riga ist die 625 Meter lange Vanšu-Brücke die dominanteste und auch imposanteste. Die im zeitgeistigen Stil des Brutalismus errichtete Brücke war zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Eröffnung 1981 die längste Schrägseilbrücke Europas. Weithin sichtbar ist der 109 Meter in die Höhe ragende Pylon, an dem die Spannseile befestigt sind.
Während der sowjetischen Zeit Gorki-Brücke genannt, trägt sie heute den Namen Vanšu-Brücke, der schlicht und einfach Kabelbrücke bedeutet. Eigentlich sollte sie längst saniert sein, doch noch im Jahr 2019 verspüht sie den morbiden Charme ihrer Entstehungszeit.
Exhibition “United Buddy Bears Riga 2018”, Dome Square.
During Riga City Festival in Dome Square everyone was able to greet the 149 United Buddy Bears that were there until August 22nd, 2018. It was their first visit to the Baltic States and was a gift from Germany to the people of Latvia for the country’s centenary.
“United Buddy Bears” are symbols of tolerance and understanding between nations. With this motto the 2 m high bears from Berlin travel around the world and since 2002, when they were first displayed in Berlin, they have been welcomed with enthusiasm by approximately 40 million exhibition visitors in 30 cities on all the continents of the world. Each of the 143 bear figures symbolizing countries has been painted by a popular artist from the corresponding country.
The special mission of the “United Buddy Bears” is to help children in need, so in Riga “United Buddy Bears” in conjunction with the Children's Hospital Fund raised donations for the little patients for whose treatment there is inadequate public funding.
www.rigassvetki.lv/2018/en/event/exhibition-united-buddy-...
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Latvia's Riga Triumphs as Prettiest European City
The winners in the 'Prettiest European City' contest category for 10Best Readers' Choice are as follows:
1.Riga, Latvia
2.Bergen, Norway
3.Innsbruck, Austria
4.Dubrovnik, Croatia
5.Chester, England
6.Prague, Czech Republic
7.Budapest, Hungary
8.Santorini, Greece
9.Venice, Italy
10.Bruges, Belgium
Voting was heavy in this contest; congrats to all our winners!
It became apparent early on that a trip to Europe makes a very lasting and positive impression upon a traveler. Therefore we'd like to suggest this list of winners be used as a Bucket List for future travel.
Another Riga HDR panorama in winter morning during astronomical twilight. Taken 7(EV 0.7)x6
HDR merged using Photomatix, panorama merged using Hugin.
Die mächtigen Hallen des Zentralmarktes (Centraltirgus) sind in zweierlei Hinsicht bemerkenswert. Es handelt sich um ehemalige Zeppelinhangars der deutschen Armee. Die Hallen sind ursprünglich an einem völlig anderen Standort errichtet worden, nämlich im fast 200 Kilometer entfernten Wainoden. Dort befand sich ein großer Luftschiffhafen des I. preußischen Armee-Korps.
Nachdem das Gebiet dem Versailler Vertrag zu Folge an Lettland fiel, kaufte die Stadt Riga die Hallen und ließ sie an ihrem heutigen Standort wiederaufbauen. Unter den Hallen befindet sich eine zwei Hektar große unterirdische Stadt für die Lagerung der hier feilgebotenen Waren.
Der Markt in den und um die fünf großen Hallen zieht Touristen an, hat aber - anders als in vielen anderen Städten - nach wie vor eine große Bedeutung für die Versorgung der einheimischen Bevölkerung.
|INSTAGRAM| |FACEBOOK| With its colorful & carefully preserved historical buildings, cafés/restaurants all around serving traditional food and beverages, Riga Old Town represents a typical European city Eski şehir merkezindeki (Old Town) özenle korunmuş rengarenk tarihi binalarıyla, adım başı rastlayacağınız yöresel lezzetler sunan kafe ve restoranlarıyla Riga klasik bir Avrupa kenti… BeNowMeHere, Riga, Latvia, 2017 via 500px bit.ly/2N6I040
Рига. Концертный зал "Аве сол", изначально - православная церковь Петра и Павла (построена в середине 80-х годов XVI века).
Riga Castle (Latvian: Rīgas pils) is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330. Its structure was thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the castle's seizure by the Swedes, they constructed spacious annexes in 1641. The fortress was continually augmented and reconstructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home to several museums.
Latvia by Svetlana Fomenko
Taken in December in the Russian quarter of Riga. The woodem buildings are the preferred style in this part of town
One of Riga's architectural treasures, the House of Blackheads was erected in 1344, but was embellished and expanded in the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries. It was destroyed in 1941 and its ruins were completely demolished by the Soviets in 1948, but it finally rose from the ashes in the late 1990s in keeping with the medieval saying above its entrance that states 'if I should fall, build me again'.
A striking Gothic building with a Dutch Renaissance facade, it was used to house single members of the merchants' guild who were also notorious revellers of their day. It's even rumoured that their parties and feasts were often attended by royalty in disguise.
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www.inyourpocket.com/latvia/riga/sightseeing/placesofinte...
Riga Cathedral is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar Alexander II on the initiative of local governor-general Pyotr Bagration and bishop Veniamin Karelin. The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers, a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia. In the early 1960s, Soviet authorities closed down the cathedral and converted its building into a planetarium. The cathedral has been restored since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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