Riga Castle information

Riga Castle (Latvian: Rīgas pils) is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330. Its structure...

Riga (/ˈriːɡə/ REE-gə) is the capital, primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as the most populous city in the Baltic States. Home to 609,489...

from 82 countries. The marathon starts and finishes near Riga Castle, and runs through Old Riga as well as across the Daugava River. In the marathon weekend...

Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia...

president Zatlers. During renovations in Riga Castle in the 1990s, presidents used the Maikapar House [lv] in central Riga as their temporary residence until...

(German: Uexküll), about 20 km upstream from Riga. With their assistance and promise to convert, he built a castle and church of stone—a method heretofore...

father of Isidore Isidore Pils (1813/15-1875), French painter Rīgas pils or Riga Castle Rigas Sporta Pils, an ice hockey arena Pilz (disambiguation) This...

Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201, he allegedly founded the city...

in Riga. In 2015, the Bank of Latvia located in Riga issued a collector coin on the 500th anniversary of the Riga Castle that depicted the castle along...

Latvia List of castles in Lithuania Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X...

Monument, the crowd of several hundred party supporters then headed to the Riga Castle, where the main event took place. The party subsequently organized two...

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original city walls; the Latvian Museum of War is located inside. Riga Castle (Rīgas Pils) - houses the Museum of Latvian History and the Museum of Foreign...

southern section. Construction of the castle was started in 1214 upon directions given by Albert, Archbishop of Riga to his Livonian Brothers of the Sword...

needed] In 2008, the Riga Pride was held in the historically potent 11. novembra krastmala (November 11 Embankment) beneath the Riga Castle. The participants...

Ulmanis Fund, organizing the 2006 IIHF World Championship in Riga and heading the Riga Castle reconstruction council. 2010 marked a return to big politics...

into the Gulf of Riga. June 20 - A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace. June 21 - Riga Castle fire Latvian authorities...

Riga Castle rebuilt. 1524 – Public library established. 1541 – Riga joins League of Schmalkalden. 1547 – Sigismund II of Poland in power. 1558 – Riga...

Archbishop of Riga. Krimulda castle belonged to the Riga High Council which was a group of twelve high priests who advised the archbishop. Krimulda castle was built...

(German: Generalgouverneur der Ostseeprovinzen)., who resided in the Riga Castle. Until Russification, almost all governors of Courland were German-Baltic...

fort inhabited by the Balts. In 1209 Bishop Albert of Riga ordered the construction of a stone castle at the site, naming it Kokenhusen. For the first 50...

Gulf of Riga eastwards. The Brotherhood had its headquarters at Fellin (Viljandi) in present-day Estonia, where the walls of the Master's castle still[update]...

(President) President Seat Riga Castle Legislative branch Legislature Parliament of Latvia Saeima Meeting place Palace of Justice, Riga Executive branch Head...