Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Riga, Latvia

The Old St. Gertrude's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riga is a church of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riga, at the intersection of Ģertrūdes and Baznicas streets, built according to the project of the architect Johann Daniel Felsko in 1864–1869. The church building was consecrated on March 2, 1869.

Wikipedia: Rīgas Vecā Svētās Ģertrūdes Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca (LV), Heritage Website

The Corner House is a historic building in the city center of Riga, Latvia. It was known as the headquarters of the Soviet KGB in Latvia from 1940 to 1941 and from 1944 to 1991. The official address is 61 Brīvības iela.

Wikipedia: Corner House (Riga) (EN), Website

St. Alexander Nevsky Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 56 Brīvības Street.

Wikipedia: St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Riga (EN), Heritage Website

The Museum “Jews in Latvia” is located in Riga, Latvia. The main tasks of the museum are the research and popularisation of History of the Jews in Latvia, as well as the collection and preservation of evidence regarding the community of Latvian Jews from its beginning until the present time. The museum was founded in 1989. It is part of the Latvian Jewish community and one of the few private museums in Latvia accredited by the state.

Wikipedia: Jews in Latvia (museum) (EN), Website

The Latvian National Museum of Art contains the largest collection of national art in Latvia.

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

Wikipedia: Raiņa piemineklis (LV)

The Freedom Monument is a monument located in Riga, Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920). It is considered an important symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty of Latvia. Unveiled in 1935, the 42-metre (138 ft) high monument of granite, travertine, and copper often serves as the focal point of public gatherings and official ceremonies in Riga.

Wikipedia: Freedom Monument (EN)

Blaumanis Monument is a monument to the Latvian writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis. The author of the monument is the sculptor Theodors Zaļkalns.

Wikipedia: Blaumaņa piemineklis (LV)

The Swedish Gate is situated in Riga, Latvia, and was erected 1698 as a part of the Riga Wall to provide access to barracks outside the city wall. These gates are the only remaining gates from the former eight. They are located on Torņa street 11.

Wikipedia: Swedish Gate, Riga (EN)

Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum is an art museum in Riga, Latvia.

Wikipedia: Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum (EN), Website

The Bank of Latvia is the Latvian member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Latvia from 1922 to 2013, issuing the Latvian lats albeit with a long suspension between 1940 and 1993. Since 2014, it has also been Latvia's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. The Bank of Latvia's administration is located in Riga.

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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, Heritage Website

The Mangaļsala lighthouse is a former lighthouse on the eastern pier of the Daugava estuary. It was in operation until 1998 and was replaced by a 7-meter-high metal tower. Now it is erected 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)

Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh, better known as Ulugh Beg, was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician.

Wikipedia: Ulugh Beg (EN)

St. Peter and St. Paul Church is the oldest Orthodox church surviving in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address Citadeles iela 7.

Wikipedia: St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Riga (EN)

Castle Square is a square near the Riga Castle in Old Riga. The square on other sides includes the building of Latvijas Banka, the former building of the Riga Imperial Lyceum, the former building of the Hotel "St. Petersburg", the Riga Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and other buildings.

Wikipedia: Pils laukums (Rīga) (LV)

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

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Švarcmuiža, formerly Hagenshof, is a manor owner's building built by architect M. Holst at Daugavgrivas Street 19/21 in Agenskalns. The building burned down in 1812, restored in 1872, in 1997 and 2017.

Wikipedia: Švarcmuiža (LV)

University of Latvia Botanical Garden is botanical garden in Riga, Latvia. It is the oldest botanical garden in Latvia.

Wikipedia: University of Latvia Botanical Garden (EN), Website