Rainis memorial

Rainis memorial is a memorial in , . Rainis memorial is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the university .
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in Esplanāde, Latvia
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Latvian National Museum of Art and Esplanāde.

Museum
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
is an art museum in Riga, Latvia. It contains the largest collection of national art in . The museum houses more than 65,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century until the present time. is situated 180 metres north of Rainis memorial.

Park
Photo: Algėrds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park.

Church
Photo: Smig, Public domain.
The Nativity of Christ Cathedral, Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. is situated 160 metres east of Rainis memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Centrs.

Locality
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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.

Photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Rainis memorial

Latitude
56.9542° or 56° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
24.113° or 24° 6′ 47″ east
Inception
1965
Operator
Rīgas pieminekļu aģentūra
Open location code
9G86X437+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 961412974
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4343329
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Rainis memorial” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Райнісу (Рыга)”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Райнісу”
  • German: “Rainis-Denkmal”
  • Latvian: “Raiņa piemineklis”
  • Russian: “Памятник Райнису”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Райнісу”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Latvian Academy of Arts and Riga State Gymnasium No.1.

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