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A vertical cluster of glowing star-shaped lanterns lights a narrow cobblestone alley at night above an empty chair on the stones.A cloaked bronze figure stands in shadow beside a brick wall as warm lanterns glow down a dark alley at night.Two people in floral crowns stand in profile, silhouetted against the orange glow of a Jāņi bonfire and rows of golden light.A curving stone breakwater leads toward a lighthouse as small figures stand along the pier beneath a fading orange sky.People stand along a stone breakwater beside a red lighthouse as an orange band of light lingers low beneath grey clouds.A sailboat rests on the horizon beneath a banded orange sky as dark water ripples across the foreground.Low sun catches the spray of a small breaking wave as dark water ripples around it near a rock.Two hooded crows perch on a rough rock as one opens its beak toward the other, the sea blurred in the background.A covered boat glides beneath a stone arch bridge toward a sunlit grassy bank while light scatters across the dark water.A waxing half moon hangs in the upper sky as a passenger airplane silhouetted glides just below it, with bright coral-pink afterglow clouds catching the last light below.The setting sun glows massive and orange, perfectly framed behind a bus crossing the bridge, with diagonal cables of the Vanšu tilts cutting across the upper frame against a deep red sky.People in traditional Latvian folk dress, seen from behind, with vibrant floral crowns and long embroidered ribbons trailing down their backs in deep reds, yellows, and pinks.A couple stands silhouetted at a decorative railing watching the Vanšu tilts cable-stayed bridge across the Daugava, with warm sunset tones reflected on the river.The Vanšu tilts cable-stayed bridge stands silhouetted across the Daugava at sunset while orange light ripples over the water.A red lighthouse stands on a long rocky breakwater extending into a calm sea, with small figures walking along it under warm evening light and seabirds drifting in the distance.Historic Rīga Old Town spires rise against a clear blue sky, with the bulbous cupola of Rīgas Doms on the left, a smaller pointed brick spire between them, and the tall green spire of Sv. Pētera baznīca on the right.Diagonal sunlight cuts across a textured stucco wall where a patch of crumbling plaster reveals worn brick beneath, with two vintage Edison-style bulbs hanging on a wire above.