Details, a photo from Rigas, Central

Photographer's Note

Details on a building in Riga.

Building on Vīlandes iela 1 (Riga) designed by Rudolf Zirkwitz

Rudolf Heinrich Zirkwitz ( 1857 – 1926) was a Baltic German architect working in present-day Latvia.Rudolf Heinrich Zirkwitz studied at the Riga Polytechnic Institute (today Riga Technical University) and graduated in 1882.

As an architect, he designed around 25 multi-storey apartment buildings in Riga and also supplied the plans for Igate Manor and plans for the rebuilding of Bīriņi Palace. The buildings he designed were Eclectic, with occasional influences from Art Nouveau. Many of the buildings designed by Zirkwitz in Riga were built during the heyday of Art Nouveau architecture in the city.

holmertz, ikeharel, pajaran, pierrefonds, Fis2, Energysavingelk, jean113, jhm, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (103520) 2019-10-05 4:09

Hello Piotr,
Riga has one of the finest collections of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe. They are really worth a special sightseeing tour. This close view shows us lots of amazing details, and it is also a neatly cropped photo with well handled contrasts and a nice 3D effect.
Regards,
Gert

Tue (93296) 2019-10-05 4:35

Hello Piotr,
A beautiful close-up of this richly decorated building. The many fine details look wonderful and sharp and are lit by a bright sunlight. Well captured with good symmetry.
Lars

pajaran (116915) 2019-10-05 6:16

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst, lepo secanje na Rudolf Heinrich Zirkwitz.
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura.
lepa gvozdena ograda na balkonu.
Lep deo zgrade.
Lepo pokazano.
Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view, good text, nice memory of Rudolf Heinrich Zirkwitz.
Nice facade and details, nice old architecture.
nice iron fence on the balcony.
Nice part of the building.
Beautifully shown.
I wish you all the best for the weekend.

pierrefonds (115408) 2019-10-05 6:39

Hi Piotr,

The close-up point of view is showing the details of this section of the facade of the building. It is clear and precise. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Fis2 (171789) 2019-10-05 7:29

Czesc Piotr!
Ale wypatrzyles piekne detale.
Uwielbiam takie...
Znakomity kadr, kolorki i ostrosc.
Wspaniala balustrada.
Dobra robota.
Milego weekendu.
Krzysztof

Nicou (193814) 2019-10-05 9:16

Hello

Fantastique balcon tout en noir quelle forme et contraste quel détail de façade et fines architecture fantastique
bravo et belle soirée
Nicou

Energysavingelk (7886) 2019-10-05 9:27

Czesc Piotr,

so this is German heritage in the Baltic states. Excellent sharpness, many incredible details. It took me some time to understand that this is not a B&W capture, and I like Art Nouveau (or in German: Jugendstil) very much.

Regards from Rhineland
Sven

lousat (139906) 2019-10-05 10:14

Hi Piotr,i like a lot art nouveau style and this is a nice example where i can see something of this kind of decorated architechture. A perfect close up from Riga,very bright and sharp as usual. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

jean113 (28221) 2019-10-05 11:21

Hello Piotr, I think that I would like Riga, as I am a great fan of the Art Nouveau style.
This is a beautifully sharp picture of the wonderful details that adorn this building.
The light was perfect for highlighting all the ornate work, and it looks to be in amazingly good condition.
Kind regards, Jean.

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-10-05 12:04

Piotr, the facade is embellished with intricate patterns. I distinguish flowers, leaves and a lion head. A window is placed under an arch. The wrought iron balcony has style. Nice architectural details, fine colors, good image, instructive photo note, regards.

ikeharel (114435) 2019-10-06 1:36

Magnificent lintel and the depicted art elements, Piotr.
Superb sharp details shown, as always it is good to raise the camera from street level, and explore interesting architecture.
have a nice sunday,
Ike

kasianowak (17676) 2019-10-06 2:13

Czesc Piotr
Na taka architekture mozna patrzec godzinami, tak duzo jest tu ciekawych szczegolow. Pamietam te zachwycajace fasady w Rydze, ale nie mialam takiego szczescia do pogody - caly czas przesladowal mnie deszcz.
Fajne ujecie, ktore pokazuje urocza symetrie tego budynku.
Pozdrawiam
Kasia

jhm (211738) 2019-10-06 5:09

Hello Piotr,

Details on a building in Riga, but more a lovely artwork.
I like the colours and sharpness of the pictures.
Very well detailed image.
Excellent presentation, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-10-06 20:51

Hi Piotr
Splendid shot of this beautiful art work portraying its painstaking architectural details and they are so wonderfully expressive! The play of light, shade and shadow work a real treat here. Superb lens work.
Best regards

emka (158672) 2019-10-07 23:35

cześć Piotrze, Śliczny detal z rygi. Super symetryczna kompozycja. Ja się skoncentrowałam na starym mieście i zabrakło mi czasu na Art Deco, szkoda. Może kiedyś to nadrobię.

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

gervaso (28381) 2019-10-08 13:46

Hello, Piotr!

Wonderful architectural details of this building captured in a great close-up and with perfect light management and sharpness! The details look really impressive! Wonderful composition! Well done!

mcmtanyel (69063) 2019-10-12 21:34

Hello Piotr,
Beautiful details of an ornate arch. It is very pretty. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

jmdias (116307) 2019-10-23 13:41

piotr

I like a lot these kind of relives in façades, I can take many photos when I found one. nice this precious sample with a perfect quality.

take care

jorge