Washington Square

Washington Square is a square in , . Washington Square is situated nearby to the monument , as well as near the fitness club .
Photo: Olgerts V, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Vašingtona laukums”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Alexander I and Viestura dārzs.

Monument
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is a monument.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Washington Square.

Stadium
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is a football in , . The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind , also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates . is situated 1 km east of Washington Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andrejsala and Pētersala-Andrejsala.

Neighborhood
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is an area located in the neighbourhood of , within a former territory of an industrial port next to the city center.

Suburb
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is a of , the capital of . It is located near the Freeport of Riga and consists of the areas of Pētersala and .

Suburb
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is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to city center and by the Shroud Bridge. 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.

Washington Square

Latitude
56.96224° or 56° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
24.09928° or 24° 5′ 57″ east
Inception
1902
Named after
George Washington
Open location code
9G86X36X+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4394231
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q86003871
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Washington Square” goes by many names.
  • German: “Washingtonplatz”
  • Latvian: “Vašingtona laukums”
  • Russian: “площадь Вашингтона”
  • Russian: “Площадь Вашингтона”
  • Ukrainian: “площа Вашингтона”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Breeze Studio and Elektroniskie sakari.

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