Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Riga, Latvia

Jānis Lipke was a Latvian rescuer of Jews in Riga in World War II from the Holocaust in Latvia.

Wikipedia: Jānis Lipke (EN), Website

The Latvian National Theatre is one of the leading professional theatres in Latvia. The building is in the eclectic style and is an architectural and artistic monument. The country of Latvia was proclaimed in this building in the year 1918. On 23 February 2002, the theatre celebrated its 100th anniversary. The director of National Theatre of Latvia since 2006 has been Ojārs Rubenis.

Wikipedia: Latvian National Theatre (EN), Website

Rainis' monument is a monument to the Latvian poet Rainis, located in the Esplanade, Riga.

Wikipedia: Raiņa piemineklis (LV)

The Latvian National Museum of Art is the richest collection of national art in Latvia. It houses more than 52,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century until the present time.

Wikipedia: Latvian National Museum of Art (EN), Website

Mangaļsala Lighthouse is a former lighthouse located on the eastern pier of the Düna estuary. It was in operation until 1998 and was replaced by a 7-meter-high metal tower. Now it is set up as a decorative monument on the city canal in the former "Schützengarten". The name is reminiscent of the former location on Magnusholm.

Wikipedia: Leuchtturm Mangaļsala (DE)

Myrza Muhammad Tarragai bin Sharjah, known as Ulugbek, was the ruler of the Timurids and an Uzbek astronomer, mathematician and sultan. Was a prominent promoter of science, making Samarkand a science center. Known as one of the founders of modern astronomy.

Wikipedia: Ulugbeks (LV)

The Latvian Fire Museum is a museum in Riga, the exposition of which presents the history of firefighting from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. It opened on September 4, 1978. The museum is located in Riga, Hanzas Street 5, in a building built in 1910-1912 according to the project of the German-Baltic architect Reinhold Georg Schmöling, in an Art Nouveau house. The building is an architectural monument of local importance. There used to be a fire station in this building, and in one wing of the building there is still the Riga Part 9 of the State Fire and Rescue Service. The building is crowned with a tower of observation and hose drying with a baroque stylized spire.

Wikipedia: Latvijas Ugunsdzēsības muzejs (LV)