Žaņa Lipkes memoriāls
- Mazais Balasta dambis 8, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
Žanis Lipke Memorial is dedicated to a brave man who saved more than 50 Jews from Nazis during the Second World War by hiding them in a bunker under a shed. The memorial building s...
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Vecie ebreju kapi
- Lomonosova iela 2, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
1960.gadā slēgto ebreju kapu vietu Latgales priekšpilsētā izveidoja par Komunistisko brigāžu parku, bet no 1990. gada šo vietu sauc par Vecajiem ebreju kapiem. Šīs apzaļumotās teri...
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Uzvaras piemineklis
- Uzvaras bulvāris 15 Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga
Territory: Riga.
The Victory Memorial to Soviet Army (Latvian: Uzvaras piemineklis; Russian: Памятник освободителям Риги) in Riga, Latvia was erected in 1985 to commemorate the Soviet Army's victor...
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Triumfa arka
- Hanzas iela 28, Ziemeļu rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
The Triumph Arc and Alexander's gate are situated in the garden of Viestur. This is the only triumph arc in whole Latvia. Its author is I.D. Gottfried. It was built by the example ...
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Sudrabkalniņš
- Slokas iela 161, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
This is a sand dune that is covered with pines and has a monument to soldiers from Company 6 in Rīga, who defended the city in 1919. It was from this place that the soldiers went i...
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Skulptūru un pieminekļu darbnīca, tēlnieks Ronalds Jaunzems
- “Jostnieki” Vendzavas, Užavas pag. Ventspils nov.
Territory: Riga, Ventspils, Kuldiga.
Thanks to our tradition of stone forging and good education, the sculptor Ronalds Jaunzems offers professional, original design monuments from natural boulder, as well as a classic...
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Rīgas Horālā sinagoga
- Gogoļa iela 25, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1050
Territory: Riga.
Founded in 1871, the Riga Choral Synagogue was burned to the ground in 1941. A memorial is located in the ruins today in memory of those who perished in the blaze, and another one ...
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Rīgas geto muzejs
- Lastādijas iela 14A
Territory: Riga.
Riga Ghetto Museum is located in the historic area bordering the former ghetto. More than 70,000 names of Holocaust victims and a photo exhibition, focusing on anti-Semitic propaga...
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Rīgas Brāļu kapi
- Aizsaules iela 1B, Ziemeļu rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
YOU ARE HERE See & Do Sightseeing Monuments and sculptures Riga Brethren Cemetery SHARE: Riga Brethren Cemetery is Latvia's largest memorial ensemble dedicated to about 2,000 Latvi...
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Piemineklis Rainim
- Kalpaka bulvāris 4, Centra rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
Jānis Rainis (1865 — 1929) was an outstanding Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. The monument to Rainis has been erected in the heart of Riga, where Poetry Day e...
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Piemineklis Latviešu strēlniekiem
- Latviešu strēlnieku laukums 1, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050
Territory: Riga.
No plkst. 16.00 līdz pat plkst. 23.00 vakarā notiks jau par tradīciju kļuvušais pasākums “Brīvības cīnītāju gars cauri visiem laikiem”. Tā ietvaros notiks gājiens no Rīgas Brāļu ka...
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Piemineklis krievu kareivjiem Lucavsalā Rīgā
- Lucavsalas iela 49, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004
Territory: Riga.
In the summer of 1701, during the Northern War, a battle was fought near Riga between the Swedish armies and the Saxons. Tsar Peter I sent a detachment of Russian troops to the aid...
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Piemineklis 1905. gada cīnītājiem
- 11. novembra krastmala 35, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050
Territory: Riga.
Piemineklis 1905. gada cīnītājiem atrodas 11. Novembra krastmalā. Pieminekļa autori ir tēlnieks A. Terpilovskis un arhitekte K. Plūksne. Atklāts 1960. gadā. Piemineklis ir divfigūr...
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Oskara Kalpaka pieminekļa
- Elizabetes iela 49, Centra rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
novembrī Lāčplēša dienas piemiņas paskumi sāksies plkst. 9.00 ar Ekumenisko dievkalpojumu Doma baznīcā, pēc tam notiks vainagu nolikšanas ceremonija Rīgas Brāļu kapos un pie pulkve...
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Ojāra Vācieša memoriālais muzejs
- Ojāra Vācieša iela 19, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004
Territory: Riga.
The museum was founded in 1988, 5 years after the great Latvian poet Ojārs Vācietis (1933—1983) passed away. The museum is located in Pārdaugava at former Lielā Altonavas street, t...
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Krišjāņa Barona muzejs
- Krišjāņa Barona iela 3, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050
Territory: Riga.
Those who are truly interested in heartfelt Latvian historical culture should definitely visit Krišjānis Barons Museum. Latvia and its nation cannot be imagined without their folk ...
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Jaņa Rozentāla un Rūdolfa Blaumaņa muzejs
- Alberta iela 12, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010
Territory: Riga.
This building, designed by architects Konstantīns Pēkšēns and Eižens Laube, was erected in 1903. As are the surrounding edifices on Alberta Street, this one is also considered a si...
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Eduarda Smiļģa teātra muzejs
- Eduarda Smiļģa iela 37/39, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1002
Territory: Riga.
The Pardaugava home of renowned director and founder of the Daile Theatre, Eduards Smiļģis, has been transformed into a museum. The exposition shows the original, bright, and contr...
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Ebreju Memoriāls, Rumbula
- Maskavas iela 471, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
Rumbula is one of the largest holocaust sites in Europe. Based on a design project by architect Sergejs Rižs, the memorial ensemble was opened on 29 November 2002. The ensemble was...
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Ebreju Memoriāls, Biķernieki
- Biķernieku mežs
Territory: Riga.
Biķernieki Forest is a graveyard for thousands of Jews slaughtered there during World War II. The memorial ensemble's center is a black granite cube, a symbolic altar, with an insc...
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Ebreji Latvijā
- Skolas iela 6, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010
Territory: Riga.
Established in 1989 and housed in the historical building of the former Jewish theater, the museum “Jews in Latvia” is dedicated to researching, promoting and commemorating the his...
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Brīvības piemineklis
- Raiņa bulvāris 11, Centra rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
The Freedom Monument has been Riga's central landmark for almost a century. This 42.7 m tall granite and copper work of art is a symbol of the Latvian nation's striving for freedom...
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Barklaja de Tolli piemineklis
- Brīvības bulvāris 23A, Centra rajons, Rīga,
Territory: Riga.
Barklaja de Tolli piemineklis ir piemineklis Krievijas karavadonim Mihaelam Andreasam Barklajam de Tolli. Tas atrodas Esplanādē, Rīgā, netālu no Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo k...
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Andreja Upīša memoriālais muzejs
- Brīvības iela 38, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010
Territory: Riga.
This is one of the rare museums in Latvia that reflects recent historic reality and the paradox of Socialistic ideology.
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Aleksandra Čaka memoriālais dzīvoklis
- Lāčplēša iela 48/50, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1011
Territory: Riga.
The Aleksandrs Čaks Memorial Apartment is a place where one will encounter an authentic environment, created in a mundane yet artistic manner, that was once inhabited by a legend, ...
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