Night lights of the Old Town
The series of summer night photos from Klaipeda old town (yachts port) made while ago
Klaipėda (German name: Memel), is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipeda County.
The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free Port of Klaipeda at the mouth of the Akmena-Dane River. It was controlled by successive German states until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. As a result of the 1923 Klaipeda Revolt it was added to Lithuania and has remained with Lithuania to this day, except for the period between 1939 and 1945 when it returned to Germany following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania.
Klaipeda's Old Town is notable among other towns in Lithuania for its abundance of German and Scandinavian architecture. Klaipeda's Old Town is unique with its fachwerk architectural style and the planned street structure, which is uncharacteristic to any other old town in Lithuania. Its streets are geometrically configured very correctly, and the angle of intersection is always straight.
Klaipeda's main attractions are the historic buildings in the city's centre, dating from the 13th to 18th centuries. Some of its older buildings have picturesque half-timbered construction, similar to that found in Germany, France, England, Denmark and southern Sweden.
The remnants of the Klaipeda Castle, built in the 13th century by the Teutonic Order. It had a massive bulk and a quadrangular tower, surrounded by the ramparts and brick bastions. It lost importance after the Russian occupation from 1756 to 1762, and thenceforth started to decay.
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The vibrancy and range of colors really make these pop.
Some color toning in post-production worked really very well here
You should share some night shots in your favorite colors, using some color-toning -- It could be a nice post, considering the potential..
Klaipeda's Old Town is lovely. M inlove with the reflection from the water
Wow, amazing night pictures, these pictures are reflecting as more lively and beautiful due to those wonderful and amazing golden lights. Thanks for sharing.
Stay Blessed.
Yeah, warm lights nicely contrasts with cold blue :)
Yes. 🙂
Klaipėda man mėgstamiausias miestas po Anykščiu :)
Vat Anyksciose nebuvau.. dar
Wow looks like a beautiful place to explore.
Yeah, though the Old Town is not really big. Couple of hours and you will see all of it :)
beautiful! would love to see Lithuania someday. I have a "pen pal" there a woman who makes linen clothing and is keeping the traditional craft alive
Well, thats a hard job to keep some traditional craft here still alive..