Photos were take in Riga, Latvia, which was founded in the 12th century and its Old Town area has medieval structures that date from the 13th to 16th Centuries. Latvia has a population of about 2.3 million and a land area about 20% larger than Iowa. Riga&#8216;s population is about 800 thousand. Latvia gained its independence from Russia in 1991 with the fall of the USSR. http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/004D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228038_VBpoo-Ti.jpg http://tpa.smugmug.com/gallery/1857140_yyXnU/ 2006-09-05T07:25:39Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Freedom Monument in Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228038_VBpoo" title="Freedom Monument in Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/004D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228038_VBpoo-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Freedom Monument in Riga" title="Freedom Monument in Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:57:54Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/004D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228038_VBpoo-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 17:27:48 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Statue on top of Freedom Monument in Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228047_knabo" title="Statue on top of Freedom Monument in Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/006D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228047_knabo-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Statue on top of Freedom Monument in Riga" title="Statue on top of Freedom Monument in Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:55:00Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/006D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228047_knabo-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 17:28:26 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Beautiful Park in central Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228048_uVyCR" title="Beautiful Park in central Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/009D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228048_uVyCR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beautiful Park in central Riga" title="Beautiful Park in central Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:04:37Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/009D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228048_uVyCR-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 17:34:48 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Opera House in central Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228049_CFY2d" title="Opera House in central Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/010D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228049_CFY2d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Opera House in central Riga" title="Opera House in central Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:49:26Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/010D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228049_CFY2d-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 17:36:35 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Steeple on church in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228058_TWVoy" title="Steeple on church in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/030D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228058_TWVoy-Th.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="Steeple on church in central Old Town area of Riga" title="Steeple on church in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:59:25Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/030D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228058_TWVoy-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:44:14 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Interesting Spire in Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228043_Cs7zB" title="Interesting Spire in Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga33/93228043_Cs7zB-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Interesting Spire in Riga" title="Interesting Spire in Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:22:57Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga33/93228043_Cs7zB-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 10:17:14 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Restored Government Buliding in Riga.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228042_LsCbP" title="Restored Government Buliding in Riga."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga28-A/93228042_LsCbP-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Restored Government Buliding in Riga." title="Restored Government Buliding in Riga." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:01:14Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga28-A/93228042_LsCbP-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:58:22 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Top of Historical Building in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228056_cMjGW" title="Top of Historical Building in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/028D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228056_cMjGW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Top of Historical Building in central Old Town area of Riga" title="Top of Historical Building in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:45:32Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/028D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228056_cMjGW-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:33:58 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228055_S4wvj" title="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/025D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228055_S4wvj-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga" title="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T11:14:35Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/025D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228055_S4wvj-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:26:36 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />External lifting beam for getting goods into upper floors of this historical commercial building in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228057_d3rJm" title="External lifting beam for getting goods into upper floors of this historical commercial building in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/029D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228057_d3rJm-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="External lifting beam for getting goods into upper floors of this historical commercial building in central Old Town area of Riga" title="External lifting beam for getting goods into upper floors of this historical commercial building in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:28:30Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/029D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228057_d3rJm-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:34:45 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Church in central old town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228052_JGsoV" title="Church in central old town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/019D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228052_JGsoV-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Church in central old town area of Riga" title="Church in central old town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T10:11:26Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/019D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228052_JGsoV-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:08:10 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Entrance to Church in Riga built in 1225</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228054_ZmARn" title="Entrance to Church in Riga built in 1225"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/022D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228054_ZmARn-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Entrance to Church in Riga built in 1225" title="Entrance to Church in Riga built in 1225" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:24:28Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/022D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228054_ZmARn-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 09:21:19 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Walkway through Riga Old Town historical City Wall</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228059_PBpgD" title="Walkway through Riga Old Town historical City Wall"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/038D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228059_PBpgD-Th.jpg" width="133" height="150" alt="Walkway through Riga Old Town historical City Wall" title="Walkway through Riga Old Town historical City Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:02:21Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/038D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228059_PBpgD-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 10:16:51 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Building on one of many squares in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228050_hXkH9" title="Building on one of many squares in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/014D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228050_hXkH9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Building on one of many squares in central Old Town area of Riga" title="Building on one of many squares in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:30:54Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/014D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228050_hXkH9-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 18:03:25 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228051_FsFCq" title="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/016D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228051_FsFCq-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga" title="Architectural Detail on a Building in central Old Town area of Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:42:30Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/016D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228051_FsFCq-Th.jpg 2005-06-20 18:04:14 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Garden in central Riga</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228060_LWhuU" title="Garden in central Riga"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/040D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228060_LWhuU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Garden in central Riga" title="Garden in central Riga" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T10:50:20Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/040D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228060_LWhuU-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 10:25:02 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Modern Art Work in Riga Park</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228044_ttWdu" title="Modern Art Work in Riga Park"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga43/93228044_ttWdu-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Modern Art Work in Riga Park" title="Modern Art Work in Riga Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:54:03Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaRiga43/93228044_ttWdu-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 15:36:20 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228063_bqVxv" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/047D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228063_bqVxv-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T10:51:37Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/047D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228063_bqVxv-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 11:55:04 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228061_XyCyE" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/043D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228061_XyCyE-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:15:54Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/043D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228061_XyCyE-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 11:51:42 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228064_gaYPt" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/049D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228064_gaYPt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="121" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:54:09Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/049D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228064_gaYPt-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 12:05:39 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228062_a2A92" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/045D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228062_a2A92-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:33:44Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/045D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Riga/93228062_a2A92-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 11:52:32 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228039_Szdkx" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-6/93228039_Szdkx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T08:43:32Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-6/93228039_Szdkx-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 12:02:52 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228040_86yN6" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-9/93228040_86yN6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T09:33:27Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-9/93228040_86yN6-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 12:06:03 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/1857140_yyXnU#93228041_kiEGG" title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-10/93228041_kiEGG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." title="Riga has many buildings in the Art Nouveau turn of the century architectural style that are very ornate often including faces and animals." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T11:38:41Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Latvia/05LatviaArtNouveau-10/93228041_kiEGG-Th.jpg 2005-06-21 12:06:14