Riga TV Tower
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- City: Riga
A 368 meter-high tower built of concrete and standing on three legs. It has an observation deck at a height of 97 metres. It is the tallest structure in the Baltic States and in the European Union.
St. Jacob's Barracks
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- City: Riga
The primary attraction here is the last remaining stretch of city wall directly opposite the barracks. These barracks are the longest building in Old Riga, orig...
St. Jacob's Catholic Church
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- City: Riga
Dating to 1226, this is one of the few Catholic churches left in Riga. At one point, it housed one of Riga's first schools. Also known as St. James Church, as i...
St. Jesus Lutheran Church
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- City: Riga
An unusually-designed Lutheran church, which was demolished many times and then restored. The first stone in its foundation was put in 1635, and it was consecra...
St. John's Church
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- City: Riga
A smaller, less spectacular church near St. Peter's. There is a nice altar inside, and unlike most Riga churches, this one is free. The altar is from the Renaissance period and depicts the death, resu...
St. Peter's Church
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- City: Riga
St. Peters Church, dating to 1209, is Riga's oldest church. Besides its ensemble of architecture, the church has an elevator to the tower from where you can see all of Riga. It was a Catholic church u...
St. Saviour's Anglican Church
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- City: Riga
The Church of England Congregation of St. Saviour's Riga is an international, ecumenical English-speaking church belonging to the Anglican Comminion. Riga's onl...
Sun Museum
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- City: Riga
A definite contender for Riga's weirdest museum, this one covers the history of sun mythology and its role in Latvian culture. The Museum's permanent collection inlcudes almost 400 various sun symbols...
Swedish Gate
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- City: Riga
The last remaining gate from the old city walls, which was built into the city wall in 1698 during Swedish rule. That time, the city was the largest port in the entire empire....
The Big Guild
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- City: Riga
Housed the guild of the tradesmen, who would join after being a member of the Blackheads. Home to the Latvian Philharmonic, but you can't just walk inside. It's the exterior that's worth seeing though...
The Little Guild
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- City: Riga
Another pretty building just behind the Big Guild, this one housed the craftsmen's guild. Craftsmen did not have such an influence on city's activities as merchants did, so even their guild was called...
The Three Brothers
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- City: Riga
The oldest dwelling houses in Riga. One of them has a small architecture museum inside, along with changing exhibits about Latvia. It's a building complex consisting of three houses, with each represe...