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Low angle walk in the central market of Riga
라트비아 리가 중앙시장 둘러보기
Riga Central Market is situated in the heart of Riga, a few hundred meters from Old Town on the banks of the River Daugava, next to Riga International Bus Terminal and Central Railway Station. It is not only one of the largest marketplaces in Eastern Europe in area, but also one of the most visited, as 80,000-100,000 people shop there per day on the average.

Architecturally-imposing food pavilions, built in the 1920s, are Riga Central Market’s calling card.

Originally used as military airship hangars, they were later transformed into market venues.

Riga Central Market is unique not only with its pavilions but also with its old warehouses or the so-called spikeri (from German Spéicher), which have now been turned into a hip arts&entertainment quarter.

In 1998, the vast territory of Riga Central Market was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.