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Riga & Surroundings

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Photographs of the Cathedrals and Churches of Riga

- the capital city of Latvia


Dom Cathedral in Riga

Dom Cathedral in Riga

This is the Protestant cathedral in Riga

  built  in 1211.

It is considered the largest medieval church

 in the Baltic States.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church

St. Peter's Lutheran Church

  An observation platform

on the tower provides

a bird's-eye view over Riga

from a height of 72 metres ( 236ft ).

The church dates from 1209

St. James's Cathedral ( Cathedral Basilica of St. James ) in Riga

St. James's Cathedral

( Cathedral Basilica of St. James )

This is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Riga.

 


Russian Orthodox Cathedral - Nativity Cathedral in Riga

Russian Orthodox Cathedral

( Nativity of Christ Cathedral )

The Cathedral  was built
between 1876 and 1883

  in a Neo-Byzantine style 
when Latvia was part of the Russian Empire.

 It is the largest Orthodox cathedral
 in the
Baltic States.



 

St. John's Church in Old City of Riga

St. John's Church





Sapju Dievmates Katolu Baznica ( Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church ) in The Old City of Riga

Sapju Dievmates Katolu Baznica

( Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church )

in The Old City of Riga 




St. Gertrude Old Church in Riga

St. Gertrude Old Church

A neo-gothic lutheran church

built in 1866




St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Church in Riga

St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Church






St. Gertude New Church in Riga

St. Gertude New Church



St. Francis Church in Riga

St. Francis Church 




St. Peter and Paul's Church in Riga

St. Peter and Paul's Church

Now used as a concert hall



Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in the Bolderāja district of NW Riga

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church

 in the Bolderāja district

 of NW Riga


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