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St. James’s Cathedral

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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “St. James’s Cathedral, Riga” and “Svētā Jēkaba katedrāle”
  • Address: Jēkaba iela 9, Rīga, LV-1050
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Three Brothers and Riga Cathedral.

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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
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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 190 metres south of St. James’s Cathedral.

Museum
The is a museum in , . It is housed in an old medieval building which is part of the and belongs to the Latvian Museum Association.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Vecrīga.

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

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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.

St. James’s Cathedral

Latitude
56.95082° or 56° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.10472° or 24° 6′ 17″ east
Inception
1225
Open location code
9G86X423+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 171924063
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q654904
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“St. James’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Yakov kilsəsi (Riqa)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Yakov kilsəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Св. Якава”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Jaume de Riga”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各伯主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “里加圣雅各伯主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jakuba”
  • Dutch: “St. James’s Cathedral, Riga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت جيمس”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Sankta Jakobo en Rigo”
  • Estonian: “Riia Püha Jakobi kirik”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Jaakobin katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jacques de Riga”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jacques de Riga”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jacques”
  • Georgian: “რიგის წმინდა იაკობის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Jakobikirche Riga”
  • German: “St.-Jakobs-Kathedrale”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Riga”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Yakobus, Riga”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giacomo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giacomo”
  • Korean: “성 야고보 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Jēkaba katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Jēkaba Romas katoļu katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos Šv. Jokūbo katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Свети Јаков”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت جیمز، ریگا”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت جیمز”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jakuba w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Jakuba w Rydze”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Tiago”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Иакова”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иакова”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Jakuba”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago de Riga”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Якова (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Якова”

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