Barikades Memorial

Barikades Memorial is a memorial in , . Barikades Memorial is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Also known as: Barikādes
  • Inscription: “TEV, DIEVIŅ, SPĒKS, VARĪTE, TEV GUDRAIS PADOMIŅŠ. DOD, DIEVIŅ, SPĒKU, PRĀTU, NEĻAUJ OJTRA VERGAM BŪT. 1991. GADS BARIKĀDES”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. James’s Cathedral and Three Brothers.

Church
St James's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral of in . The cathedral is dedicated to Saint James the Greater. The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and lies directly opposite the House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, the meeting place of Latvia's parliament the Saeima.

The is a building complex consisting of three houses, situated in , . The houses together form the oldest complex of dwelling houses in Riga. Each house represents various periods of development of dwelling house construction.

Church
formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. is situated 200 metres south of Barikades Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Vecrīga.

Locality
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the eastern edge of the of capital .

Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

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is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

Barikades Memorial

Latitude
56.95087° or 56° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.10526° or 24° 6′ 19″ east
Inception
2007
Operator
Rīgas pieminekļu aģentūra
Open location code
9G86X424+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4600222877
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

“Barikades Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Мемарыял барыкад

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Highlights include Saeimas deputātu komisijas and Saeimas komisijas.

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