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St. Peter's Church Riga
61 Reviews It is the one very tall church in Riga old town, going on the top of the tower you can see panorama, but I haven't had that chance, maybe someday… This church is one of the best examples of gothic...
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Old Town Riga
49 Reviews In Riga still some fragments of old defensive wall left and it proves Riga was once medieval and well equipped defensively city. Some fragments of red wall you can see near Jacob's barracks - in one...
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House of Blackheads Riga
40 Reviews The House of Blackheads is well worth a visit, but was closed to the public when we were there in March, 2011. From information on the internet, the outside is the main attraction of this building....
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31 Reviews The street of Elizabetes Street has a park on one side, and quite a few Art Nouveau buildings on the other side. It is one of the best streets to see the art work. Be careful when walking, as the Tram...
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Central Market Riga
20 Reviews We found people in Riga pleasant and helpful but reserved, and we found it difficult to get a sense of the people until we visited the main fresh produce market. This is magnificently housed in a...
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Freedom Monument Riga
48 Reviews Located in the city centre, this seems to be a focal point for the nation from time to time. It is surrounded by parkland and was being well tended to by cleaners who were sweeping the streets. The...
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Three Brothers Riga
19 Reviews These residential buildings are charming, looks so much to be medieval. It is said, these three brothers (Tri Brali) are best examples of medieval buildings in Riga. The three brothers are different...
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Swedish Gate Riga
15 Reviews This building looks very medieval and romantic, but, for real, it was built not for defense, but to celebrate the Scandinavian occupation of Riga (1698). So, in my opinion, it was good gift for...
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Museum of the Occupation of Latvia Riga
26 Reviews I decided to view this museum as I had previously visited the Freedom Museum in Estonia..The museum was Established in 1993 to show what happenend here in Latvia during the years of Occupation from...
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Dome Cathedral Riga
37 Reviews Entering Dome Square we can see big, gothic, old Riga Cathedral. It was built in 1211, mostly in the first years of Riga existence. It is the largest Cathedral in the Baltic States and was founded by...
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National Opera Riga
22 Reviews It is easy to be cultured in Riga. Like most former socialist countries, enormous emphasis was placed on promoting and popularising the performing arts, and one of the happy outcomes of this focus is...
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19 Reviews More of a palace cum castle than what you'd expect of a traditional medieval stronghold, although it retains some elements, like a flag bedecked tall round tower. The front of the castle, that looking...
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Powder Tower Riga
23 Reviews It is only one defensive tower that survived in Riga - it houses the Museum of war. Tower looks big enough, could be hard to attack :) In 14th century this tower was the one of many towers around the...
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Daugava River Riga
13 Reviews It is worth to see, just walk near the Daugava river bank and watch how big that river is, how nice bridges around, modern buildings. Especially I liked architecture of bridges - Vansu bridge,...
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Orthodox Cathedral Riga
20 Reviews (work in progress) We were particularly touched by the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the largest Orthodox church in the Baltics. This lovely building has had a turbulent history, being converted...
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Cat House Riga
16 Reviews Not every house has a cat in the roof :) But in Riga - yes, it is :) The house surely has the Cat name after two black cats put on the roof. The owner of the house turned cats’ tails into the Guild...
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Musicians of Bremen Monument Riga
8 Reviews The Musicians of Bremen Statue is strategically placed between three major churches in Riga, Saint Peter's, Saint John's and Saint George's churches. The German city of Bremen, by the way, is twinned...
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Jurmala Beach Riga
6 Reviews If you fancy something of a change from the city, then I can very well recommend a visit to the water park at Jurmala. It must be a good 20 miles out of town, but you can get there very quickly and...
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Latvian Riflemen Monument Riga
12 Reviews Just outside the main square of Ratslaukums is the somewhat controversial statue to the Latvian Red Riflemen. As you might be able to tell from the reference to Red, and the sharp contours of the...
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Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum Riga
6 Reviews I will confess up front that I am a complete sucker for 'skansen' type museums, so the fact that we made a beeline for the open air ethnographic museum just outside Riga should come as little...
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Bastejkalns Park Riga
9 Reviews Coming over Bastion Hill you’re greeted by an outdoor dance floor filled with energetic couples. Welcome to Bastejkalns Park. A little further on you come to Lover’s bridge (second picture) where...
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Laima Clock Riga
12 Reviews Hard to say for me why Laima clock is famous in Riga, but anyway it was nice to see how it looks. This clock was donated by Laima chocolate manufacturer, and the main thing people like it as it is...
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Academy of Sciences Riga
12 Reviews The Science Academy in Riga is of typical Soviet architecture of the Stalin era. It was built in 1957 and because of its appearance it has the nickname “Stalin’s birthday cake”. On the façade some...
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St. John's Church Riga
19 Reviews On the same street as St. John's and opposite St. Peter's, is one more church: St. George's. Only this one is a little different, and unless you look out for its arched windows and high roof, you'd...
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9 Reviews This one construction is mentioned long time ago, in 13th century, but later it was destroyed and in the middle of 19th century it was built new one. Now it houses concert hall and hosts Philharmonic...
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Rundale Palace came into being on order of Ernst Johann Bieron, the wealth and luxury loving favourite of the Russian Empress Anna Johanovna, and it was projected as a summer residence (Rundale - Ruhetal - peace valley). Its builder is the famous Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. The Rundale Palace is the largest and most important baroque and rococo period architecture and art monument in Latvia.
Build between 1736 and 1740 for the Duke of Courland Johann Biron, this is one of the most outstanding sights in Latvija. It was build by the famous Italian architect Rastelli, who also worked in St.Petersburg.Nowadays, it's very well renovated from the outside, the inside is somewhat lacking behind, but it's still very well worth going inside as well. In the summertime the gardens are nice as well
If you appreciate inspiring and imaginative photography then don't visit Riga's photography museum! A very strange place (the lady on reception followed us around the entire time we were there) with a small display of old cameras and, when I visited at least, an exhibition of rather dull and uninteresting pictures by a French photographer.
Radio and TV Tower is located on Zakusala Island in the middle of Daugava River in the city of Riga. It was constructed between 1979 and 1987 by the Sovient Engineers and was designed by Gunars Asaris. It is the tallest structure in the Baltic countries and the third tallest in Europe after Ostankino Tower and Kiev TV Tower. It is also the 11th tallest tower in the world.Riga Radio & TV Tower has a total height of approximately 370 meters with an observation platform for local and foreign tourists at approximately 100 meters high. Two elevators bring visitors up to the viewing platform. The Radio & Tower Tower is principally used for communication purposes as well as for observation. You may e-mail to the following address for more information regarding the tower:- tornis@lvrtc.lv
This is a lovely steel railway bridge constructed in 1950 across Daugava River located within a stone's throw from Riga Central Market. The bridge is still in excellent condition. It is sort of a cantilever bridge! The history of this railway bridge dates back to the early 20th century. An ideal way to pass time in the city of Riga is to stroll along the bank of Daugava River under the bridge in the evening. It is one of the five bridges built across the Daugava River in Riga. It certainly is one of the most beautiful bridges in Northern Europe!
Shroud Bridge is a cable bridge built across Daugava River in the heart of the city of Riga. It is one of the five bridges constructed across the Daugava River in Riga. The bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in Latvia. Shroud Bridge is approximately 600 meters long. It was opened to vehicular traffic in 1980 built during the Soviet era.
The Latvian Riflemen Monument (Latviesu strelnieki piemineklis) is located at Riflemen Square in the heart of the Old Town of Riga. It was constructed in 1970. The monument is said to be controversial by some Latvians simply because it is a symbol of the old Communist system. Latvian Riflemen division has approximately 40,000 soldiers who fought against the Germans in the First World War and many of the soldiers had later become the guards of Lenin.
St. Peter's Church is located at Skarnu Street in the heart of the Old Town of Riga, just within a stone's throw from the House of Blackheads and Riga's Tourist Information Office. The history of the church dates back to the 13th century when it was the main church in Riga. It was reconstructed in the 15th century by Johann Rumeschottel and was only fully completed in the 18th century. The tower of the church had been struck by lightning and caught fire several times. St. Peter's church and its tower constitutes parts of the impressive skyline of the city of Riga!An elevator will take a visitor to the observation deck at a height of 70 meters. Visitors will be rewarded with breath-taking and spectacular view of the Old Town, Daugava River and the bridges. Several lovely statues are located at the ground floor of the church. The observation deck is the only one in the Old Town. So don't...
The Powder Tower (Pulvertornis) is located at Smilsu iela inside the Old Town of Riga just within a stone's throw from the popular Laima Clock and the Freedom Monument. It was one of the defence towers that formed parts of the fortification wall that surrounded the old town of Riga in the 14th century. It was originally known as the Sand Tower (Smilsu Tornis) until the 17th century when gunpowder and cannonballs were stored in the tower. It then changed its name to the Powder Tower. Unfortunately it is the only preserved tower in Riga!The tower is approximately 26 meters high and 15 meters in diameter. Parts of the tower's wall are as thick as three meters! The Powder Tower today is home to Military Museum. Opening hours are between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. during the summer months.
The Freedom Monument (Brivibas Piemineklis) is located at Brivibas Street at Freedom Boulevard (Brivibas bulvaris) near the Laima Clock at the edge of the Old Town in Riga. It was erected in 1935 to dedicate to freedom and in honour of the soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence between 1918 and 1920. The monument was designed by famous Latvian sculptor Karlis Zale. It was constructed of copper and granite. The monument is the tallest of its kind in Europe! It is regarded as a landmark of the city of Riga.The Freedom Monument is topped by a statue of liberty holding three stars in outstretched hands. The three star symbolise the three regions of Latvia, i.e. Kurzeme (Courland), Vidzeme (Livland) and Latgale (Lettgallen). The monument has survived four decades of Soviet's rule and many wonder why the Soviets did not demolish it! The area around the monument has also been...
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