Riga by night
CITY CENTER, OLD TOWN, MODERN SKYLINE


This part is about Riga after dark, mostly the central parts. Some buildings are illuminated by night in Central Riga, but far from all. It feels a bit less alive then Tallinn's city center, but people (mostly tourists) go out even on common days and there are a lot of nice open-air restaurants. The skyscrapers on Pardaugava Island are illuminated at night.
OLD TOWN:

The Town Hall Square (Ratslaukums) with the illuminated House of the Black Heads and St Peter's Church.

 

 
House of the Blackheads, Town Hall Square  

Sculpture of St Roland, Riga's patron, Town Hall Square

   Riga Town Hall, Town Hall Square

St Peter's Church from 1746, seen from the Town Hall Square.

  


St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church

 

Blue bridge, Bastejkalns Park.

  


Old Town by night

Old Town by night

Old Town by night

  



Old Town store

Old Town by night

Old Town by night

  


Dom Square (Doma laukums)

Outdoor restaurant, Dom Square

 
Latvian flags at Stockmann's department store and the Central Station
  

Cinema Complex

   Posters

 
Reflections, Dom Square
  

Intersection near Akmens Bridge

   Sculpture and railway bridge near River Daugava

 

MODERN PART AND SKYLINE:

The Central Station with its modern clock tower and shopping center was very close to my hotel.

  


Central Station

Latvian Science Academy bldg above the Central Station

 
Central Station  

The ground in front of the Central Station

   The ground in front of the Central Station

Night skyline: Saules Akmens and Vansu Bridge seen from Akmens Bridge

  


Saules Akmens and Vansu Bridge, illuminated by night

The railway bridge is illuminated in blue after dark