Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge is a bridge over the Daugava River in Riga, Latvia. It was called the October Bridge until 1992.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Riga, Latvia
- Also known as: “Akmens tilts”, “October Bridge”, “Oktobra tilts”, and “Stone Bridge, Riga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include House of the Black Heads and Riga Cathedral.
House of the Black Heads
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. House of the Black Heads is situated 440 metres northeast of Stone Bridge.
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 540 metres northeast of Stone Bridge.
St. Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Shawn M. Kent, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia, dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. St. Peter’s Church is situated 590 metres northeast of Stone Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.
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.
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.
Torņakalns
Suburb
Photo: Smig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torņakalns is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia located on the western bank of the Daugava River. The name Torņakalns derives from a fortified tower built in the Middle Ages close to the Daugava River to alert the city of Riga in case of emergency and intruders about to cross the river.
Stone Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.94465° or 56° 56′ 41″ northLongitude
24.10123° or 24° 6′ 4″ eastInception
1957Open location code
9G86W4V2+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 170091344OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q2041341
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Stone Bridge” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pont de Pedra”
- Danish: “Akmensbroen”
- Dutch: “Stone Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى الحجر”
- French: “Akmens tilts”
- French: “Pont d’Octobre”
- French: “pont de pierre”
- French: “Pont de pierre”
- German: “Akmens tilts”
- German: “Akmens Tilts”
- German: “Steinbrücke (Riga)”
- German: “Steinbrücke”
- Latvian: “Akmens tilts”
- Latvian: “Oktobra tilts”
- Polish: “Most Kamienny w Rydze”
- Russian: “Каменный мост”
- Spanish: “Akmens tilts”
- Spanish: “Puente de Piedra”
- Swedish: “Stenbron, Riga”
- Swedish: “Stenbron”
- “Akmens tilts”
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Highlights include Valmieras pārstāvniecība and Monument to Latvian Riflemen.
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