Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

The Nativity of Christ Cathedral, Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire.
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  • Russian Orthodox church
  • …dates from 1884
  • …has 4 floors
  • Description: cathedral
  • Address: Brīvības bulvāris 23, Rīga, LV-1050
  • Also known as
    “Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle”
    “Nativity Cathedral, Riga”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Esplanāde and Freedom Monument.
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is a park, which is situated 130 metres west of Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga.
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The is a monument located in … is situated 300 metres southwest of Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga.
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The Museum is in , Latvia. is situated 280 metres north of Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastion Hill and Centrs.
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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 .
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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of .

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

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Latitude
56.95392° or 56° 57′ 14″ north
Longitude
24.11561° or 24° 6′ 56″ east
Open location code
9G86X438+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87872119
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1550015

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Нараджэння Хрыстова”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de la Nativitat de Riga”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de la Nativitat”
  • Chinese: “圣诞主教座堂 (里加)”
  • Chinese: “圣诞主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “里加圣诞主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Chrám Kristova narození (Riga)”
  • Czech: “Chrám Kristova narození”
  • Danish: “Fødselskatedralen i Riga”
  • Dutch: “Nativity Cathedral, Riga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه المهد”
  • Estonian: “Riia Kristuse Sündimise katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Kristuksen syntymän katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de la Nativité de Riga”
  • French: “Cathédrale de la Nativité de Riga”
  • French: “Cathédrale de la Nativité”
  • Georgian: “რიგის შობის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Geburtskathedrale (Riga)”
  • German: “Geburtskathedrale”
  • Italian: “cattedrale della Natività di Cristo (Riga)”
  • Italian: “cattedrale della Natività di Cristo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale della Natività di Cristo”
  • Korean: “성탄 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Kristus Piedzimšanas katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Rygos Kristaus Gimimo katedra-soboras”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Рождество Христово (Рига)”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Рождество Христово”
  • Polish: “Sobór Narodzenia Pańskiego w Rydze”
  • Romanian: “catedrala Nașterea Domnului din Riga”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Рождества Христова”
  • Russian: “Собор Рождества Христова (Рига)”
  • Russian: “Собор Рождества Христова”
  • Russian: “Христорождественский кафедральный собор”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Kristovho narodenia (Riga)”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Kristovho narodenia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Natividad de Riga”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Різдва Христового (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Різдва Христового”

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