Castle Square
Castle Square is a square in Riga, Riga region. Castle Square is situated nearby to the government office Presidential Residence, as well as near Presidential Chancery.Photo: Natalia Semenova, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National History Museum of Latvia and Three Brothers.
National History Museum of Latvia
Museum
Photo: Alma Pater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latvian National Museum of History, is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status. National History Museum of Latvia is situated 110 metres south of Castle Square.
Three Brothers
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Three Brothers is a building complex consisting of three houses, situated in Riga, Latvia. The houses together form the oldest complex of dwelling houses in Riga. Each house represents various periods of development of dwelling house construction. Three Brothers is situated 230 metres southeast of Castle Square.
Riga Cathedral
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riga Cathedral formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. Riga Cathedral is situated 350 metres southeast of Castle Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Vecrīga.
Bastion Hill
Locality
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the old town of Latvian capital Riga.
Vecrīga
Old Riga — Vecrīga in Latvian — is the old town of Riga. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. Vecrīga is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.
Ķīpsala
Suburb
Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ķīpsala is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to Riga city center and Pārdaugava by the Shroud Bridge. Ķīpsala is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.
Castle Square
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Riga, Latvia
- Category: locality
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.95157° or 56° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
24.10133° or 24° 6′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9G86X422+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12290889293OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q4185753
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Castle Square” goes by many names.
- German: “Schlossplatz”
- Latvian: “Pils laukums”
- Russian: “Замковая площадь”
- Russian: “площадь Пилс”
- Russian: “Площадь Пилс”
- Ukrainian: “Замкова площа”
- Ukrainian: “площа Пілс”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Presidential Residence and Presidential Chancery.
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