St Mary the Virgin Cathedral, Riga, Latvia
The first day I went to visit Riga’s Lutheran Cathedral, I was greeted at the top of a flight of stairs by a bronze armadillo,
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The first day I went to visit Riga’s Lutheran Cathedral, I was greeted at the top of a flight of stairs by a bronze armadillo,
For nearly a hundred years, Riga’s huge central market has played its role as a key market without losing its character through many changes
All across Europe, it’s possible to see ancient buildings, still standing and in apparent good repair, despite centuries of aging and more recently, bombing. In
This is a tale of two neighboring buildings in Riga, each built in the middle of the 19th century, each with roots in the 13th
Another selection of images from my time as a flâneur (we SO need an English word for that!) in Latvia. This time, I’ve mostly chosen
Last summer, I spent an afternoon on a guided walk through the wealth of Art Nouveau architecture that is one of the treasures of the
Culled from my days and hours wandering the streets of the Latvian capital, these four are linked not by architectural style, period or type. Rather,
From far down the avenues near it, Riga’s Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ makes its presence known with its gilded dome and towers
The 13th century was a busy one for church-building in Riga, then a relatively new city with growing trade around the Baltic. Its cathedral dates
While there’s not much trace of it today, Riga used to be a heavily-fortified city at the mouth of the Daugava River, controlling the route
The first day I went to visit Riga’s Lutheran Cathedral, I was greeted at the top of a flight of
For nearly a hundred years, Riga’s huge central market has played its role as a key market without losing its character through many changes
All across Europe, it’s possible to see ancient buildings, still standing and in apparent good repair, despite centuries of aging
This is a tale of two neighboring buildings in Riga, each built in the middle of the 19th century, each
Another selection of images from my time as a flâneur (we SO need an English word for that!) in Latvia.
Last summer, I spent an afternoon on a guided walk through the wealth of Art Nouveau architecture that is one
Culled from my days and hours wandering the streets of the Latvian capital, these four are linked not by architectural
From far down the avenues near it, Riga’s Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ makes its presence known with
The 13th century was a busy one for church-building in Riga, then a relatively new city with growing trade around
While there’s not much trace of it today, Riga used to be a heavily-fortified city at the mouth of the