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 St. Peter's by Dabs
The mayor of Moscow was in town visiting the square outside of St. Peter's the first time we tried to visit, a very severe lady came rushing out shooing us away-"tomorrow, tomorrow". Of course tomorrow was overcast and cold and Sunday to boot, so we had to wait until mass was finished at noon, as a result our visit to the top of St. Peter's was short and sweet and we didn't get much of a look at the main part of the church as it was closed for a wedding.
For a great view of Riga, buy a ticket (1.6 lv) for the tower at the main entrance to the church, then go to the side, walk up a couple flights of stairs to the lift. But wait until you have a warm sunny day :-) See my travelogue for some photos of the view.
There was also an interesting exhibit on Moscow in the side part of the church, but this may have been in connection with the Moscow mayor's visit.
St. Peter's dates back to around 1200, the church tower has been built three times, after a couple of times of the wood structure being burnt down (the last in 1941during WWII), it was wisely reconstructed out of steel in 1973. Leave a Comment Address: Skarnu iela 19Directions: Old Riga
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 House of Blackheads by Dabs
The original structure was built in 1344, destroyed in 1941 during WWII and totally flattened by the Soviets seven years later.
In it's original incarnation, the House of Blackheads was rented out to the Blackheads Merchant Guild, the Blackheads being an organization of unmarried foreign merchants. The explanation of the name might be that the patron of Blackheads was St. Mauritius, the black officer of the Roman Thebes legion. As far as I know, the Blackheads name had nothing to do with acne :-)
We learned later that the day we were here, the Mayor of Moscow was paying a visit and here I was thinking the brass band was there to welcome me :-)
Closed Monday Leave a Comment Address: Ratslaukums 7Directions: Old Riga
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 The Dome Cathedral by ginteLeave a Comment Directions: Old Town of Riga.
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 House of Blackheads by ginte
The Blackheads was characteristically a common union of young, unmarried merchants and ship captains in the Hansa cities, which chose St. Maurice to be their patron. St. Mauritius was an imaginary African black moor (from this the name of the brotherhood "the Blackheads" comes). Leave a Comment Address: Ratsaukums 65Directions: Old Town.
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 One of Three Brothers by ginte
Altogether they are called "Three brothers" and represent the medieval dwelling homes during different development stages when houses were built on small pieces of land. In front of the oldest house there is still a small space for a porch with stone benches and stone entryway. The other two houses do not have such additions due to lack of space. Leave a Comment Address: M. Pils Street 17, 19, 21Directions: Old Town.
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 Swedish gates by ginte
People tell that one girl liked one young Sweden. Athough maiden were forbidden to meet with soldiers, both lovers secretly met at the gate. But inhabitants of Riga cought them and were so mad that they built the girl in the wall just here. Still in midnight at the Swedish Gates can hear the poor girl’s whisper: I love him! True, that can hear only that who canselflessly love. Leave a Comment Directions: Downtown
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 Cat House by Dabs
He was eventually admitted to the Guild on the condition that he turn the cats around to a more appropriate position. Leave a Comment Address: 19 Meistaru ielaDirections: Old Riga
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 The President's Castle by LanaFromRigaLeave a Comment Directions: In the very centre of Riga
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 St. John's by Dabs
Lonely Planet says to "Look up to see the stone faces of two monks who, so the story goes, were bricked alive into the wall during the building's construction". I looked around the exterior but didn't see what the guide book was referring to. Leave a Comment Address: Skarnu iela 24Directions: Old Riga
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 by ginteLeave a Comment Address: S. Eizensteina iela 6Phone: +371 7097170 or +371 7097175Other Contact: E-mail: rmm@apollo.lv
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