Konventa sēta (Convent Yard) aka Konventhof is a quiet area in the middle of Old Town.
Formerly it was a fortified area and the residence of the Sword Brothers Brotherhood.
On the picture is the wall of the building, which has written chronicles of Konventa seta and Riga

Labels: churches, graffiti, religious, streets, towers, vecriga, walls, writings

Ķīpsala Tunnel is connecting two parts of Kipsala island-neighborhood through Vansu Bridge.
The tunnel is city-wide famous for its rich graffiti collection. See the photo collection of tunnel graffiti.

Labels: art, autumn, bridges, graffiti, kipsala, roads, tunnels

Another Monthly Theme came and this time the topic is Graffiti. Again.
I couldn't find quickly any really good graffiti in Riga, so I decide to put the bad one :)
This type of graffiti is quite regular for Riga blocks, tunnels and industrial areas. This electric box is located inside of the former Phoenix factory territory.
Check previous Graffiti Theme Photo or click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

Labels: art, buildings, culture, graffiti, industrial, themes, vef, writings

Dobroe Utro Katja (Good Morning Katja) is a very old graffiti in Maskachka neighborhood.
It is written in Russian using Latin letters. Such way of writing Cyrillic letters is sometimes called Crazy Russian.
Interesting is that in every country Cyrillic letters are mapped to different Latin letters or numbers, for example letter Ш could be written as sch, sh, s, 6 or w

Labels: graffiti, kengarags, maskachka, people, russian, walls, writings

Ты не одна (You are not alone) was recently written on the roof of almost collapsed building in Kliversala area.
I guess this phrase is continue of AB Dambis writings, which are just few hundreds meters from this building.
The same color, font, style and the way to express feelings of love. I want to love somebody like he does.

Labels: bridges, buildings, graffiti, kliversala, love, roofs, russian, trees, writings

This architecture master piece is located on Bruninieku street in Lower Center.
Sharp roof angle could be very useful during winter. Heavy snow doesn't break the roof because it is just slip down.

Labels: buildings, center, funny, graffiti, wooden

Most probably these lovely romantic writings on AB Dambis are devoted to some person living at Kugu iela 26.
In the beginning there was only You are my #1, then I can't live without you appeared, and only then banal I love you was written.
These lyrics are being updated approximately each 4-6 months.
What do you think, who is more able to do such things: a man or a woman? :)

Updated: see the next writing - You are not alone.

Labels: buildings, churches, daugava, english, graffiti, rivers, sights, towers, water, writings

Zelta Zivtiņas tunelis is a pedestrian tunnel under 13. Janvara street.
Named after Zelta Zivtina (Gold Fish) mobile prepayment card, owned by TELE2.
A good mural design made this tunnel more lively and colorful, especialliy during grey autumn.

See also Swedbank tunnel.

Labels: ads, candid, graffiti, life, people, projects, rain, tunnels

I think that the last days are numbered, when I can put the picture of this guy without telling who is him.
Makslinieki Sawienojieties means Artists unite in Latvian.
For the past months I couldn't figure out the story behind this writing and George Walker Bush portrait.

Labels: american, art, culture, famous, german, graffiti, latvian, persons, politics, writings

This building stands like this for at least 10 years. A great design and location, but nobody is reparing it. It could be a prestigious apartments. It is just next to Swedbank Building.

I don't know what is written on top of this going to ruin building - some1 or somer :)
But this someone did a venturesome job :)

Labels: abandoned, buildings, graffiti, jugendstil, pardaugava, poverty, skyscrapers

Everyday in Riga I see many tags of urban heroes shadowing them and remembered, why we write our names upon the walls, so if we grow, when we go, you'll see a piece of us.
Especially Andrejsala area in Riga became famous for its alternative look due a lot of colourful graffities.

This photo is for Monthly Theme Day, which is "Graffiti or street mural"
All other blogs participating in this theme day:
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Labels: art, culture, graffiti, themes, walls

Andrejsala (Andrew's Island) is a neighborhood in Riga next to Center and Petersala.
Andrejsala always was a harbour and industrial area of Riga.
Nowadays here gather a lot of alternative young people.
This area is very famous for its graffiti walls :)

Labels: alternative, andrejsala, buildings, daugava, graffiti, harbours, industrial, neighbourhoods, panoramas, roofs

This is composition of graffiti from Hanza tunnel, which is located under Kipsala island, next to Hansa Building :)
In the beginning it was very nice place, decorated with graffities.
But then after come some vandals.
Actually they was other graffiti artist, but who wasn't invited to decorate this tunnel (for reward of course). So they was upset and started to damage graffities with some stupid slogans like:

• Graffiti isn't art for money
• Unnatural graffiti culture
• ..and so on..

They are just jealous.

See also Gold Fish Tunnel.

Labels: art, culture, graffiti, kipsala, pardaugava, tunnels

After my competitor's post named Faro, I began to notice in Riga FARO or FA 200 unique graffities throughout the small Riga.
Respect! :)

Labels: culture, faro, graffiti, writings