Showing posts with label Under construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Under construction. Show all posts

Thursday, 3 February 2011

Project Z- towers, Z-torņi.


Tower (in Latvian - tornis) in Old English was called "torr", meaning high structure - from Latin turris.
Possibly linked to Etruscan verb turan "to rule" and later tyrant (in Latvian - tirāns).

In other words - a tyrannical structure ruling over Riga skyline.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Crane


Navigating technology. More important than politics because they do real things and do not waste time in front of TV camera.

Monday, 11 October 2010

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Rietumu banka (in the back ground)


Jupiter Centre - even when economy has fallen through the floor, there are some guys with positive outlook of the future.

Friday, 30 July 2010

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Deception


Ever wondered who pays for the party (construction of Castle of Light - Gaismas Pils)? Could it be the leftovers of Latvian forests?

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Gaismas Pils


Castle of Light. 8th floor is being done now. This is NOT the last floor, which will be in use. There will be 3 floors above before reaching the floors which will probably have limited functionality.

Friday, 12 February 2010

Stroll


A lone worker on the construction site.

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Slavu pārvads Dienvidu Tilts


South Bridge extension (despite EVERYTHING - crisis, enormous cost, controversy...) keeps making its way through what used to be an air space.

Friday, 2 October 2009

Gaismas Pils bibiliotēka


One mega project that is still being pushed by government despite economic meltdown in Riga is National Library. See the home page here.

Monday, 17 August 2009

Slāvu pārvads


Slavic flyover under construction - a part of many kilometers long Southern Crossing in, as you have guest, Southern Riga.

Two alien tails.

Friday, 14 August 2009

Da Vinci


The most construction projects has been put on ice. Da Vinci high rise in Ķīpsala is one of the rear one's that is continuing (after being completely flooded few years ago) at a slow pace.

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Children pushing bikes


Imanta is mostly commie block district. Like in many places now, there are some unfinished buildings there as well. When I was a child I used to play with them - we called them stroykas (from Russian word "to construct").

Friday, 19 June 2009

Gaujas street flyover


Trio having a little rest - probably reflecting on their successful erection of the structure:)

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Eastern highway


Behind the wall is a road and a flyover bridge is u/c.

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