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        OLD RIGA

           
            

       Old Riga is a pretty famous place in Europe. There are many cafes, bars, and restaurants, with very friendly atmosphere. This small part of
the capital of Latvia will excite you with its charm, hospitality and variety
of entertainment.

       Our excursion is based on a famous symbol of Old Riga – Three Cocks:
St. Peter’s Church, The Dome Church and St. Jacob’s Church. At 10:00 our group will start our tour from The Freedom Monument.

The Freedom Monument shows off on Brivibas street. It was built 1931-1935. The Monument of Liberty is an outstanding monument of history, architecture and art. It is a testimony of love and respect of the nation towards its Motherland and Liberty. It is an interesting fact  that the monument was built for the money donated by people.

        Now we are moving forward to the first cock on Skarnu street 19 – St. Peter’s Church.                      

St. Peter’s Church was first mentioned in 1209. From the very beginning it was considered to be the church of Riga’s burgers. The height of  the church tower and the original view has changed many times; it burnt in fire many times, but was always renovated. The present steeple of the church was renovated in 1971.

     After lifting up  and observing  the  view from this  highest place  of  Old Riga, our group is going to our next aim, the second cock-The Dome Church on Dome Square 1.

The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1211; the   church  was   originally  a  wooden  building. Riga's first Dome was burnt down in 1215. Due to shortage of well-processed building stone, already in the 20-s of the 13-th century those, who built the church, resorted to brick construction. The church was reconstructed and restored many times. In 1776 the spire of the church acquired its present baroque design. In 1883-1884 in the Dome church there was erected the organ the pride of Riga's dwellers, which was the world's biggest at the moment of erection.

The Riga Castle (Pils square 3). The former fortress of Livonian order’s grandmaster was started to be built in 1330. In 1484 the castle was destroyed, since then the original view of the castle has been changed several times.