Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The monument to Barclay de Tolli is a monument to the Russian warlord Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolli. It is located on the Esplanade, in Riga, near the Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. The original monument was installed in 1913, two years later the sculpture was dismantled, but the postament was preserved. In 2002, the sculpture was restored to its historical site.

Wikipedia: Barklaja de Tolli piemineklis (LV)

The Nativity of Christ Cathedral, Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. It is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar Alexander II on the initiative of local governor-general Pyotr Bagration and bishop Veniamin Karelin. The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers, a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia. In the early 1960s, Soviet authorities closed down the cathedral and converted its building into a planetarium. The cathedral has been restored since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

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The Latvian Museum of National History, is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia.

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

Wikipedia: Raiņa piemineklis (LV)

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 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.

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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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