39. Rīga
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| Vecrīga (Old Rīga) |
A postcard of the Old Town Hall Square of Riga, UNESCO World Heritage Site along with all the buildings preserved in the Historic Centre of Rīga (Vecrīga) from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. On the right side, there is the Blackheads House, a medieval building for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants, that was destroyed during WWII and recently restored. On the backround, St. Peter's Church. Built in Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque style, the church was also burned down during the war and restored between in the 60's-90's. It has seven rooster figures (one of them can be seen at the top of the steeple).
Out of sight there will be the Town Hall, whose shadow can be seen on the picture.
Needless to say, the kind of card that makes my day!
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| Coat of arms of Saulkrasti |
A simple and small stamp with the coat of arms of Saulkrasti, a small coastal town.
Postcard from: Rīga, Latvia.
Received: April 2012.
Language: English.
Envelope: no.
Stamps: one 45c stamp with the COA of Saulkrasti issued in 2008.
Thank you very much, Raimonda!
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