Freedom Monument

The Freedom Monument is a monument located in , Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence. It is considered an important symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty of Latvia.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: memorial located in Riga, Latvia
  • Inscription: “TĒVZEMEI UN BRĪVĪBAI”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Latvian National Museum of Art and Latvian War Museum.

Museum
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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 480 metres north of Freedom Monument.

Museum
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The is a in , the capital of Latvia. The was established on 15 October 1916 as the Latvian Riflemen Battalion Museum. is situated 300 metres west of Freedom Monument.

University
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, formerly the Riga Conservatory, is a higher music conservatory in , Latvia. The junior institute is the Emīls Dārziņš Music School. is situated 320 metres southeast of Freedom Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Vecrīga.

Locality
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern 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.

Freedom Monument

Latitude
56.9515° or 56° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.11334° or 24° 6′ 48″ east
Inception
November 18th, 1935
Height
0.3 metres (0.98 feet)
Operator
Rīgas pieminekļu aģentūra
Open location code
9G86X427+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87182656
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q337179
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Freedom Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب الحرية (ريغا)”
  • Arabic: “نصب الحرية”
  • Arabic: “نصب الحريه”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության արձան (Ռիգա)”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության արձան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Azadlıq abidəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Азатлыҡ һәйкәле”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Свабоды (Рыга)”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Свабоды”
  • Belarusian: “Статуя Свабоды (Рыга)”
  • Belarusian: “Статуя Свабоды”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на свободата (Рига)”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на свободата”
  • Catalan: “Monument a la Llibertat”
  • Chinese: “Freedom Monument”
  • Chinese: “自由紀念碑 (里加)”
  • Chinese: “自由紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “自由纪念碑”
  • Croatian: “Spomenik slobode u Rigi”
  • Croatian: “Spomenik slobode”
  • Czech: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Czech: “Památník svobody”
  • Czech: “Pomník svobody”
  • Danish: “Frihedsmonumentet (Riga)”
  • Danish: “Frihedsmonumentet”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidsmonument (Riga)”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidsmonument van Riga”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidsmonument”
  • Esperanto: “Brīvības Piemineklis”
  • Esperanto: “Libereca monumento”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento de Libereco (Rigo)”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento de Libereco”
  • Estonian: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Estonian: “Vabadussammas (Riia)”
  • Estonian: “Vabadussammas”
  • Finnish: “Vapauden muistomerkki”
  • French: “monument de la Liberté”
  • French: “Monument de la Liberté”
  • Galician: “Monumento á Liberdade”
  • Georgian: “თავისუფლების ქანდაკება (რიგა)”
  • Georgian: “თავისუფლების ქანდაკება”
  • German: “Freiheitsdenkmal (Riga)”
  • German: “Freiheitsdenkmal”
  • German: “Freiheitsstatue”
  • Hungarian: “Szabadság emlékmű”
  • Hungarian: “Szabadság-emlékmű”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Kemerdekaan (Riga)”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Kemerdekaan”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla Libertà (Riga)”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla Libertà di Riga”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla Libertà”
  • Japanese: “自由の記念碑 (リガ)”
  • Japanese: “自由の記念碑”
  • Japanese: “自由記念碑”
  • Korean: “자유 기념비”
  • Korean: “자유기념비”
  • Latvian: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Latvian: “Latvijas Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Latvian: “Mirdzi kā zvaigzne!”
  • Latvian: “Mirdzi kā zvaigzne”
  • Lithuanian: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Lithuanian: “Laisvės paminklas (Ryga)”
  • Lithuanian: “Laisvės paminklas”
  • Macedonian: “Споменик на слободата (Рига)”
  • Macedonian: “Споменик на слободата”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frihetsmonumentet (Riga)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Norwegian: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Wolności w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Pomnik wolności”
  • Polish: “Statua Wolności w Rydze”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Liberdade de Riga”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Liberdade”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertăţii din Riga”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertății din Riga”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertății”
  • Russian: “Милда”
  • Russian: “Памятник Свободы (Рига)”
  • Russian: “Памятник свободы Латвии”
  • Russian: “Памятник Свободы”
  • Russian: “Статуя Свободы в Риге”
  • Serbian: “Spomenik slobode”
  • Serbian: “Споменик слободе”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Libertad (Riga)”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Libertad de Riga”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Libertad”
  • Swedish: “Frihetsmonumentet, Riga”
  • Swedish: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Turkish: “Özgürlük Anıtı (Riga)”
  • Turkish: “Özgürlük Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Свободи (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Свободи”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Волі”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Свободи”
  • Welsh: “Brivibas piemineklis”
  • Welsh: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyddid (Riga)”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyddid Latfia”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyddid”

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