TV tower...

... sitting on the roof.

Barge

The artificial peninsula "AB dambis" from Kipsala island.

TV tower

From a distance pretty far away.

Guest photographer Edgars Lubarts.

Reval

Skyline of Riga from city centre towards South. The trees at the front are called Vermanes park or Veramanitis which would be pronounced varmaneetys. The "a" is pronounced as in VAT or Vatican.

Bold and the Beauty

These two buildings are on Zakusala island in the middle of Daugava - TV office and antenna, Salu bridge runs between them.

TV tree

Combining flora and technology they believe getting a better coverage :)
I took this photo while driving over Salu bridge-the outcome was accidental.

Moto season 2009 opening

The opening of moto season in Riga gathered thousands of bikers. This is a view from Salu bridge towards TV tower on 25th of April before the caravan went through Riga to Jurmala.

Equal rights

Evening sunlit TV antenna and an old plant in the far end of Zaku sala, both have equal rights for sunshine.

Neon

The furniture saloon looks like one complex building together with a spire, but it is not. The TV tower is actually on the other side of the river Daugava.

Isle of hares

On the height of almost 100 metres from TV tower on Zaku island we can clearly see the centre of Riga and the old town. It is settled on the right bank of the river Daugava. There are four bridges that can be hardly seen on the photo and the fifth one behind the scene that is still being built. Starting from it - Dienvidu bridge, Salu bridge, Railroad bridge, Akmens bridge and Vansu bridge. Old Riga is among the last three.

Antenna

TV tower from the ground level and such angle looks strange, doesn't it?
Clicking on the post title will transfer you to TV tower homepage.

Salu bridge

The latvian name of the bridge is "Salu tilts" and means island bridge, cause it's middle acually is based on the "isle of hares" - "Zaķu sala" where TV tower and the television building are located, then the bridge "jumps" over the other half of the river Daugava. The TV building is on the other end of isle, therefore is not visible in the photo.

The moon was rising. The sky was bright.

Since we started talking about spires, this 368m high TV tower is worth seeing. Strategically important for media broadcasting in Latvia it is the third highest in Europe. At 97m height there is a level open for visitors.

- I wish...

...I would have this view from my bedroom.
The Pizza Tower alike building is the TV tower of Latvia. And we took this photo from the Reval Hotel Latvia roof top.