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

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. It was simply cut through an existing house and the city executioner lived in the rooms above the gate at that time, placing a red rose in his window every night before an execution.

The Swedish gate

Baltic night

View from Reval skybar

Silent echoes of noise

The name of this street means Noisy, getting its name from the market that was once held in the narrow passage.

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

I will crush you like a worm

House of Blackheads

Wrath of the cat

The owner of this house was once expelled from the Great Guild, whose magnificent building is located across the street to the left. He was so insulted that he turned the cat, making its rear end point towards the guild house.

Kaku maja, Livu Laukum