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Latvian War Museum

The Latvian War Museum is a in , the capital of Latvia. The Latvian War Museum was established on 15 October 1916 as the Latvian Riflemen Battalion Museum.
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  • Opening hours:
    April—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November—March: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Latvia
  • Also known as: “Latvijas kara muzejs”
  • Address: Smilšu iela 20, Rīga, LV-1050
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swedish Gate and Riga Cathedral.

City gate
Photo: Tahbepet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is situated in , , and was erected 1698 as a part of the Riga Wall to provide access to barracks outside the city wall. These gates are the only remaining gates from the former eight. They are located on Torņa street 11. is situated 120 metres west of Latvian War Museum.

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 310 metres southwest of Latvian War Museum.

Theater building
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The Large Guild is a building in , . It is located near Livonian Square on 6 Amatu Street. The Large Guild was erected in the years 1854–1859 and built in English Gothic style with Gothic forms. is situated 150 metres south of Latvian War Museum.

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.

Latvian War Museum

Latitude
56.95118° or 56° 57′ 4″ north
Longitude
24.10835° or 24° 6′ 30″ east
Levels
4
Open location code
9G86X425+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87493995
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q1572611
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Latvian War Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف لاتفيا الحربي”
  • Armenian: “Լատվիայի ռազմական թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Латвійскі музей вайны”
  • Catalan: “Museu de la Guerra de Letònia”
  • Danish: “Letlands Krigsmuseum”
  • Dutch: “Lets oorlogsmuseum”
  • French: “musée lettonien de la guerre”
  • French: “Musée militaire letton”
  • German: “Lettisches Kriegsmuseum”
  • Latvian: “Latvijas Kara muzejs”
  • Persian: “موزه جنگ لتونی”
  • Russian: “Военный музей Латвии”
  • Spanish: “Museo Letón de la Guerra”
  • Swedish: “Lettlands krigsmuseum”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์สงครามลัตเวีย”

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Highlights include ETMO Galerija and Izglītības kvalitātes valsts dienests.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Latvian War Museum”. Photo: Alma Pater, CC BY-SA 3.0.