St. Alexander Nevsky Church

St. Alexander Nevsky Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in , the capital of . The church is situated at the address 56 Brīvības Street.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Riga” and “Svētā labticīgā Aleksandra Ņevska pareizticīgo baznīca”
  • Address: Brīvības iela 56, Rīga, LV-1011
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Latvian National Museum of Art and Jews in Latvia.

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 500 metres west of St. Alexander Nevsky Church.

Museum
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The Museum is in , Latvia. The main tasks of the museum are the research and popularisation of the history of the and the collection and preservation of evidence regarding the community of Latvian Jews from its beginning. is situated 290 metres west of St. Alexander Nevsky Church.

Church
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St Gertrude Old Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of . It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 8 Ģertrūdes Street. is situated 210 metres north of St. Alexander Nevsky Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrs and Bastion Hill.

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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.

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.

St. Alexander Nevsky Church

Latitude
56.95603° or 56° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
24.12138° or 24° 7′ 17″ east
Inception
1825
Levels
3
Open location code
9G86X44C+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99789495
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q2668017
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“St. Alexander Nevsky Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալեքսանդր Նևսկու մատուռ”
  • Catalan: “església de Sant Alexandre Nevski”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Alexandre Nevski”
  • Czech: “Chrám svatého Alexandra Něvského”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس الكسندر نيفسكى”
  • French: “église Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky de Riga”
  • French: “Église Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky de Riga”
  • French: “Église Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky”
  • German: “Alexander-Newski-Kirche (Riga)”
  • German: “Alexander-Newski-Kirche”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sv. Aleksandra Ņevska pareizticīgo baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Aleksandra Ņevska pareizticīgo baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Ņevas Aleksandra baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Aleksandro Nevskio bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Александар Невски”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Aleksandra Newskiego w Rydze”
  • Russian: “Церковь Александра Невского”
  • Russian: “Церковь святого благоверного великого князя Александра Невского”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Alexandra Nevského”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Alejandro Nevski”

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