Main office building of recently formed Bank Citadele during Staro Riga event. As usually the best shots are taken by guest photographers from Delfi :)
Dienvidu pakavs 2 (South Horseshoe II) is quite prestigious, but relatively remote apartment building. It was built in 2006 and is located in Ziepniekkalns area, on the official border of Riga.
Ziemeļu Vārti (North Gate) is another office building, which adorns Riga since 2006. It is located on the fork of two streets, Brivibas iela and Cesu iela, and technically belongs to Brasa area. I have absolutely no idea why it's named Northern Gate. Eastern Gate (location-wise) would suit much better.
Recent years all the Riga media talks and writes so much about ugly Soviet architecture in city and that it all must be refurbished or demolished at all. And what we see?
A newest pedestrian tunnel under crossroads of 13 Janavara and Gogola iela, which was built in late 2009.
Duntes biroji is a modern office building, which was built in 2007 on Duntes street, obviously :) A lot of large and famous companies like Statoil, Samsung, Ericsson, Minolta, etc have office here.
This modern Soviet Building is the headquarter of two extremely popular Latvian media channels European Hits Radio and Latvijas Neatkarīga Televīzija (Latvian iNdependent Television) The building itself is built in 1986 on Elijas iela 17, Maskachka in Soviet Avant-garde architecture style.
An apartment building located on Miera iela 93 was finished in 2006. It was built according the best Riga traditions and as many other buildings in Central Riga it has a little tower on top.
Riga World Trade Center's tasks are like in every Western oriented country. Perform international exhibitions, promote Latvia on international market for profitable trade. The building itself was built in 1974 and originally was an head office of Communist Party in Latvia. It was built from the best and the most expensive materials, hence it remains modern look uptillnow.
Metropolia is a complex of 5 elite apartment building located in Imanta 3 across Solaris complex. It was finished in 2007, just before crisis started and hence could be considered as successful :)
Tirdzniecības centrs Sahara (Sahara Shopping Centre) is not named after the biggest desert in Africa. It is named after Soviet human rights activist and Nobel prize laureate Andrei Sakharov. The shopping center was built in 2004 on the cross of Andreja Saharova iela and Lubanas iela.
The main office building of DnB Nord Bank is already in use, although it is not absolutely ready yet. It has the most original shape among all buildings in Riga. Personally it recalls me Grande Arche in Paris. See also another DnB Nord Office in winter.
These days are burning hot in Riga. The LMT Office's thermometer is showing +35°C (95°F) It is more fun, when you look at the winter picture taken 5 months Ago in January, when it -21°C.
A new real estate project Trijādības nams located in Kliversala was finished in 2008. As many others new apartment buildings it is more empty than occupied now. Trijadibas nams could be translated in English as Trinity House.
Bowlero is an entertainment complex next to Spice Shopping Mall. It was opened in 2002. Bowlero is has more than 20 bowling alleys, billiard aka pool tables, restaurant and even playground for kids.
Arēna Rīga (Arena Riga) is the biggest indoor venue in Riga. The total capacity is 15,000 visitors. It was built in 2006 as main arena for Ice Hockey World Championship. Now it is permanent home for several hockey and basketball teams, including Riga Dinamo, ASK Riga, Barons LMT. It also the main arena for huge concerts and music events like Sensation White.
Elefant Hotel is located on the way to Riga Airport, on Lielirbes iela. It is located next to Panorama Plaza buildings and promoted in the same way as the middle point between the Riga International Airport and Old Town. It was opened in 2007, but still looks quite empty. Can anybody give a short review on it? :)
The main Cinema in Riga is Forum cinemas, which is located on the street of 13th January. Cinema was opened in 2003 as the most advanced cinema in Eastern Europe. 14 movie halls, new technologies, world premiers and perfect location lead to the closure of almost all other Riga cinemas.
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