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
  • Also known as: “Brivibas piemineklis”, “Brīvības Piemineklis”, “Cofeb Rhyddid Latfia”, “Freiheitsdenkmal (Riga)”, “Freiheitsstatue”, “Frihedsmonumentet (Riga)”, “Frihetsmonumentet (Riga)”, “Laisvės paminklas (Ryga)”, “Latvijas Brīvības piemineklis”, “Libereca monumento”, “Mirdzi kā zvaigzne”, “Mirdzi kā zvaigzne!”, “Monumen Kemerdekaan (Riga)”, “Monumento a la Libertad (Riga)”, “Monumento a la Libertad de Riga”, “Monumento alla Libertà (Riga)”, “Monumento alla Libertà di Riga”, “Monumento de Libereco (Rigo)”, “Monumentul Libertăţii din Riga”, “Özgürlük Anıtı (Riga)”, “Památník svobody”, “Statua Wolności w Rydze”, “Vabadussammas (Riia)”, “Vrijheidsmonument (Riga)”, “Vrijheidsmonument van Riga”, “Милда”, “Пам’ятник Волі”, “Памятник Свободы (Рига)”, “Памятник свободы Латвии”, “Споменик на слободата (Рига)”, “Статуя Свабоды (Рыга)”, “Статуя Свободы в Риге”, “نصب الحرية (ريغا)”, “نصب الحريه”, “자유기념비”, “自由の記念碑 (リガ)”, “自由紀念碑 (里加)”, and “自由記念碑”
  • Inscription: “TĒVZEMEI UN BRĪVĪBAI”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and St. Peter’s Church.

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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 630 metres southwest of Freedom Monument.

Church
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St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. is situated 500 metres southwest of Freedom Monument.

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 580 metres southwest 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 Latgales apkaime, west of Lāčplēša 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”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության արձան (Ռիգա)”
  • Armenian: “Ազատության արձան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Azadlıq abidəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Азатлыҡ һәйкәле”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Свабоды (Рыга)”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Свабоды”
  • Belarusian: “Статуя Свабоды”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на свободата (Рига)”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на свободата”
  • Catalan: “Monument a la Llibertat”
  • Chinese: “自由紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “自由纪念碑”
  • Croatian: “Spomenik slobode u Rigi”
  • Czech: “Pomník svobody”
  • Danish: “Frihedsmonumentet”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidsmonument”
  • Esperanto: “Monumento de Libereco”
  • 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”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החירות (ריגה)”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החירות”
  • Hungarian: “Szabadság emlékmű”
  • Hungarian: “Szabadság-emlékmű”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Kemerdekaan”
  • Italian: “Monumento alla Libertà”
  • Japanese: “自由の記念碑”
  • Korean: “자유 기념비”
  • Latvian: “Brīvības piemineklis”
  • Lithuanian: “Laisvės paminklas”
  • Macedonian: “Споменик на слободата”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Norwegian: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود آزادی”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Wolności w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Pomnik wolności”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Liberdade de Riga”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento da Liberdade”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertății din Riga”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul Libertății”
  • Russian: “Памятник Свободы”
  • Serbian: “Spomenik slobode”
  • Serbian: “Споменик слободе”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a la Libertad”
  • Swedish: “Frihetsmonumentet, Riga”
  • Swedish: “Frihetsmonumentet”
  • Turkish: “Özgürlük Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Свободи (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент Свободи”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Свободи”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyddid (Riga)”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Rhyddid”

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