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WEDRIGA-50 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: Several large buildings lining the twining streets of Latvia.
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WEDRIGA-51 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: More large buildings in old town Riga and further away.
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WEDRIGA-52 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: An old looking skyscraper behind the market place is the Academy of Science building. Built in 1955 by the Soviets, the building is 108m tall and holds 21 floors.
Facts about this building:
1) This was Latvia's first skyscraper, and remained the country's tallest building until construction of Hansabanka Central Office.
2) The building was a gift for the industrial workers and farmers of the Soviet Union.
3) The building is similar in style to Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science, which was also a gift from the Soviet Union.
4) This was the first skyscraper in the Soviet Union to use new technology in ferroconcrete construction.
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WEDRIGA-53 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: More buildings and large houses in Riga
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WEDRIGA-54 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: The powder tower can be seen at the right part.
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WEDRIGA-55 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: Daugava river, a cruise liner, a large hotel, Dome cathedral, and the church of Maria Magdalena (with a small squarish white tower) can all be seen in this photo.
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WEDRIGA-56 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: More interesting and incredibly large buildings found in Riga. Further away the yellow is the rest of all 'new' Riga so as to have an idea how large this Capital city is.
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WEDRIGA-57 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: Zoomed photo over the Russian orthodox cathedral.
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WEDRIGA-58 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Views from the high tower of St Peter's church: Another magnificent photo over Riga showing part of the old town (lower part) the science academy, the market place, Daugava river and the TV tower (far away).
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WEDRIGA-59 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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This is the new Town Hall of Riga in town hall square looking opposite to the old town hall and the house of Blackheads
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