{"id":112,"title":"NORTHERN LIGHTS","featured_image":"https:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Blazmojosie-ziemeli2.jpg","number":"","address":"","address-text":"","lat":"","lng":"","working_hours":"","object_type":"","object_color":"#000000","content_old":"<p><em>Observation Tower on the grounds of Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture (Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Street 36, Vecmilgr\u0101vis)<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After the most extensive reconstruction in its history, Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture is once again flourishing in all its glory and has become a major cultural centre; not just for the city\u2019s northern districts, but for the whole of Riga and Latvia. The newly built observation tower on the palace grounds, the highest point in the area, is also clearly visible from different directions; serving as a kind of lighthouse on the map of Riga for this area and attracting visitors from near and far.<br \/>\nDuring the Festival of Light, the tower is illuminated at different levels, from the bottom of the stairs, including the facade and all the way up to the viewing platform at the top. With its dynamic lighting effects, video projections and musical accompaniment, the tower symbolises the rebirth and majesty of the palace. At the same time, the shimmering tower is like a lighthouse with rays just as Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma (Aurora Borealis), lighting up the whole neighbourhood. Illustrating the thought underlying why the palace\u2019s founder Augusts Dombrovskis chose the name Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma: aurora rays light up all those who strive for spiritual and cultural light \u2013 the ideal, distant star.<\/p>\n<p>Project concept: <strong>Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture working party<\/strong><br \/>\nProject developer: <strong>Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture<\/strong><br \/>\nProject financed by <strong>Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions<\/strong><br \/>\nProject partner: <strong>3S<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ziemelblazma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ziemelblazma.png\" alt=\"ziemelblazma\" width=\"203\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/brivosta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/brivosta.png\" alt=\"brivosta\" width=\"203\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a><\/p>","contentt":"Observation Tower on the grounds of Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture (Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Street 36, Vecmilgr\u0101vis)\nAfter the most extensive reconstruction in its history, Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture is once again flourishing in all its glory and has become a major cultural centre; not just for the city\u2019s northern districts, but for the whole of Riga and Latvia. The newly built observation tower on the palace grounds, the highest point in the area, is also clearly visible from different directions; serving as a kind of lighthouse on the map of Riga for this area and attracting visitors from near and far.\nDuring the Festival of Light, the tower is illuminated at different levels, from the bottom of the stairs, including the facade and all the way up to the viewing platform at the top. With its dynamic lighting effects, video projections and musical accompaniment, the tower symbolises the rebirth and majesty of the palace. At the same time, the shimmering tower is like a lighthouse with rays just as Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma (Aurora Borealis), lighting up the whole neighbourhood. Illustrating the thought underlying why the palace\u2019s founder Augusts Dombrovskis chose the name Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma: aurora rays light up all those who strive for spiritual and cultural light \u2013 the ideal, distant star.\nProject concept: Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture working party\nProject developer: Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture\nProject financed by Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions\nProject partner: 3S\n\n","content":"<p><em>Observation Tower on the grounds of Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture (Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Street 36, Vecmilgr\u0101vis)<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After the most extensive reconstruction in its history, Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture is once again flourishing in all its glory and has become a major cultural centre; not just for the city\u2019s northern districts, but for the whole of Riga and Latvia. The newly built observation tower on the palace grounds, the highest point in the area, is also clearly visible from different directions; serving as a kind of lighthouse on the map of Riga for this area and attracting visitors from near and far.<br \/>\nDuring the Festival of Light, the tower is illuminated at different levels, from the bottom of the stairs, including the facade and all the way up to the viewing platform at the top. With its dynamic lighting effects, video projections and musical accompaniment, the tower symbolises the rebirth and majesty of the palace. At the same time, the shimmering tower is like a lighthouse with rays just as Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma (Aurora Borealis), lighting up the whole neighbourhood. Illustrating the thought underlying why the palace\u2019s founder Augusts Dombrovskis chose the name Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma: aurora rays light up all those who strive for spiritual and cultural light \u2013 the ideal, distant star.<\/p>\n<p>Project concept: <strong>Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture working party<\/strong><br \/>\nProject developer: <strong>Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions Zieme\u013cbl\u0101zma Palace of Culture<\/strong><br \/>\nProject financed by <strong>Association of Riga City Council Cultural Institutions<\/strong><br \/>\nProject partner: <strong>3S<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ziemelblazma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ziemelblazma.png\" alt=\"ziemelblazma\" width=\"203\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/brivosta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/staroriga.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/brivosta.png\" alt=\"brivosta\" width=\"203\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a><\/p>","excerpt":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Latvie\u0161u.<\/p>\n","link":"https:\/\/staroriga.lv\/en\/programma-2013\/blazmojosie-ziemeli\/"}