Riga Cathedral

Riga Cathedral formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: cathedral in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Riga Dome Cathedral”
  • Address: Herdera laukums 6, Rīga, LV-1050
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the history of Riga and navigation and House of the Black Heads.

Museum
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is a history and maritime museum in the Riga Cathedral complex in , Latvia. The Riga Town Council founded it on 22 February 1773 from the art and natural science collection of the physician and collector Nikolaus von Himsel.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 250 metres southeast of 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. is situated 140 metres north of Riga Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

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

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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 Latgales apkaime, west of Lāčplēša iela.

Riga Cathedral

Latitude
56.94911° or 56° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.10482° or 24° 6′ 17″ east
Height
35 metres (115 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G86W4X3+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45105364
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1133059
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Riga Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Katedralja e Rigës”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية ريغا”
  • Armenian: “Ռիգայի մայր տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Riqa kafedralı”
  • Bashkir: “Дом соборы (Рига)”
  • Bashkir: “Дом соборы”
  • Basque: “Rigako katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Домскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Рыжскі Домскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Рыская катэдра”
  • Belarusian: “Рыская Катэдра”
  • Belarusian: “Рыскі Катэдральны сабор”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Riga”
  • Chinese: “里加主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Domska Katedrala”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala u Rigi”
  • Croatian: “Riška katedrala”
  • Czech: “Rižský dóm”
  • Danish: “Riga Domkirke”
  • Danish: “Riga Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Dom van Riga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ريجا”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Rigo”
  • Estonian: “Riia toomkirik”
  • Finnish: “Riian tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale protestante de Riga”
  • French: “Cathédrale protestante de Riga”
  • Georgian: “რიგის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Dom zu Riga”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Ρίγας”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ריגה”
  • Hindi: “रीगा कैथेड्रल”
  • Hungarian: “Rigai dóm”
  • Hungarian: “rigai evangélikus székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Riga”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Riga”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Riga”
  • Italian: “Duomo di Riga”
  • Japanese: “リガ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “리가 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Doma baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Doma Koncertzāle”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Doma baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Doma luterāņu baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Doms”
  • Lithuanian: “Domo katedra”
  • Lithuanian: “Rīgas Doms”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Ришка катедрала”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riga domkirke”
  • Norwegian: “Riga domkirke”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع ریگا”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Rydze”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Riga”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Doma”
  • Russian: “Домская церковь”
  • Russian: “Домский собор в Риге”
  • Russian: “Домский собор”
  • Serbian: “Riška katedrala”
  • Serbian: “Домска Катедрала”
  • Serbian: “Ришка катедрала”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala u Rigi”
  • Slovak: “Evanjelická katedrála”
  • Slovenian: “Riška stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Riga”
  • Swedish: “Katedralen i Riga”
  • Swedish: “Riga domkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Rigas domkyrka”
  • Turkish: “Riga Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Домський собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Ризький собор”

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