Art Nouveau District, Riga

In the morning I took some photos of the city from St Peter's church tower. I love being able to look down upon a city as the buildings seem quite different from above, with brightly coloured roofs jammed in between a maze of architecture. The traces of snow left from the day before glistened in the sun light.



I had never taken much notice of Art Nouveau architecture before, but after feeling that I had seen most of they city, I thought that the Art Nouveau district could show a different side to Riga. The buildings were stunning, probably the most elaborate collection of architecture that I have ever seen. I couldn't believe how much detail had gone into carving the facades of these buildings, embellished with sculptures of women and machines.