Riga - Gateway to Latvia

  • Down by the river

    The Rīgas Doms (Protestant Cathedral) and Rīgas pils (Riga Castle) are situated close to the Daugava river.

    View from Saint Peter's Church

  • Another brick in the wall

    The former fortification wall of Old Riga.

    Troksnu iela

  • Another brick in the wall

    The former fortification wall of Old Riga.

    Troksnu iela

  • Bricks

    The Blackheads were an organisation of foreign Hansa merchants. Their guild was named after their patron saint, the black St Maurice.

    Melngalvju nams

  • Dead end

    Silently pondering where rest of the house has gone.

    Skārņu iela

  • Wall breach

    This is the Swedish gate, built into the former fortification wall in 1698 during the Swedish rule of the city by simply cut through an existing house. The city executioner lived in the rooms above the gate at that time, placing a red rose in his window the night before an execution.

    The Swedish gate