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Central Market, Riga, Latvia

Paul Heymont 1/13/245:00 AM

Riga's Central Market, seen above in a night view from the tower of St Peter's Church, claims to be Europe's largest indoor market.

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We'll be back later to explore the market itself; for the moment it's enough to have a glance at the five huge halls that house the market. They were built starting in 1922, partly reusing materials, including the upper roofs, from World War I Zeppelin hangars.

The market replaced an outdoor market that had been operating along the nearby riverbank for nearly four centuries.

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christianbarberMember

Between my last visit years ago andy most recent visit the market has changed a bit. Now one of the hangers sells retail times now. Also another market has half of the area converted to restaurant area which allows you to pick up a meal at the market. Definitely a place to visit in Riga

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