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Latviešu: Rīga ir Latvijas galvaspilsēta.

Русский: Рига является столицей Латвии.

Български: Рига е столицата на Латвия.

Deutsch: Riga ist die Hauptstadt Lettlands.

‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Riga er hovedstaden i Latvia.

English: Riga is the capital of Latvia.

Eesti: Riia on Läti pealinn.

Lietuvių: Ryga yra Latvijos sostinė.

Français : Riga est la capitale de Lettonie.

Italiano: Riga è la capitale della Lettonia.

Suomi: Riika on Latvian pääkaupunki.

Español: Riga es la capital de Letonia.

Svenska: Riga är huvudstaden i Lettland.

Dansk: Riga er hovedstad i Letland.

中文: 里加是拉脱维亚的首都。

Polski: Ryga jest stolicą Łotwy.

Português: Riga é a capital da Letônia.

Türkçe: Riga Letonya'nın başkentidir.

Українська: Рига є столицею Латвії.

[edit] Symbols

Coat of Arms

Flag

Map of Riga

Location in Latvia

"RIGA" sign at the entrance of Latvia's capital

Another view of city entrance

[edit] General views

See also: Category:Views of Riga

Riga as seen from Daugava

satellite image	satellite image	Old town seen from Daugava	Market hall and TV tower
roofs of Riga		Old town	Old town
View from St. Peter's Church	View from St. Peter's Church	Left-bank Riga is distinguished by its green streets and large parks.	The Chapel of the Order of Lāčplēšis at Brothers' Cemetery in Riga
Interior of the Chapel of the Order of Lāčplēšis at Brothers' Cemetery in Riga

View from St. Peter's Church

Panorama over Riga from Latvian Academy of Sciences

[edit] Statues

See also: Category:Statues in Riga

St. Roland's Statue	Roland's bust	Town Hall Square with Roland	Soviet memorial for the Great Patriotic War
Kārlis Ulmanis, Riga.jpg	Michael Barclay de Tolly.

[edit] Bridges

Daugava bridge	Daugava bridge by twilight
Wedding Padlocks bridge	The Stone Bridge (Akmens tilts) in Riga, Latvia, crossing the Daugava River.

[edit] Architecture

Neo-renaissance building facing the cathedral	Opera house	Flamish Houses	Academy of Art, Riga, Latvia.
Riga Town Hall

[edit] Medieval architecture

	Dome Cathedral seen from Kramer Street (Kramu iela).	Kramer Street (Kramu iela) with view to the Dome Cathedral.	Kramer Street (Kramu iela) with view to the Dome Cathedral.
	The Riga War Museum in Gunpowder Tower (Pulvertornis).	Riga Castle.	Town Hall Square and House of the Blackheads Guild with the Roland Statue.
Town Hall Square and House of the Blackheads Guild.	Detail from the House of the Blackheads Guild.	Entrance to the House of the Blackheads Guild.	The Three Brothers.

[edit] Art Nouveau architecture

Strelnieku Iela 6 by Konstantins Pekšens	detail (Strelnieku Iela 6)	detail (Strelnieku Iela 6)	detail (Strelnieku Iela 6)
Strelnieku Iela 6 and 4	Strelnieku Iela 4 by Mikhail Eisenstein	detail (Strelnieku Iela 4)	Alberta Iela 4 by Mikhail Eisenstein
detail (Alberta Iela 4)	detail (Alberta Iela 4)	detail (Alberta Iela 4)	Alberta Iela 2a by Mikhail Eisenstein
another view of Alberta Iela 2a	Elizabetes Iela 10b by Mikhail Eisenstein	detail (Elizabetes Iela 10b)	detail (Elizabetes Iela 10b)
detail (Elizabetes Iela 10b and 10a)	The Cat House	detail	detail

[edit] Soviet architecture

Palace of Culture and Science, home of the Latvian Academy of Sciences

Palace of Culture and Science

[edit] Churches

Dome Cathedral with the Daugava River.	Dome Cathedral	Dome Cathedral spike, Riga.	St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Russian Orthodox Cathedral	The Russian Orthodox Cathedral	St. Gertrude Church

[edit] Railways

Riga-Moscow railway timetable

[edit] Historic pictures

woodcut of Riga, from 1575	Riga, from 1650	Old Riga City Hall in the 17th century	The Polytechnic, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The quay, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900	La Suisse de Livonie from Cremon, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900	Theatre and promenade, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900	Panorama by the quay, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Kalkstraße and the promenade, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900	Riga Synagogue before 1906	German troops entering Riga, 3 September 1917, during World War I	German officers in Riga during World War I
Emperor Czar Nicholas II of Russia official visit to Riga, 3 July 1910.	5th Ordinary Latvian Song Festival held in Riga, 1910.	House of the Blackheads.	Riga Castle 1919 after heavy shelling during the Latvian Civil War.
Winter traffic on the Daugava River.	Lime Street.	The Old Iron Bridge over the Daugava River.	Memorial to the First Anniversary of the Liberation of Riga by the German Army, 3 September 1918.
Emperor Czar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) memorial.	Nicholas Boulevard with the Art Museum to the right.	Charles Street and old town Riga seen from the Central Station.	The National Opera House.
Panorama of Riga seen from Pārdaugava.	The Riga Polytechnikum - now The University of Latvia's main building.	The Swedish Gate in old town Riga.	Alexander Boulevard, now Brivibas Boulevard.
The old Town Hall and the Town Hall Square	Inauguration of the Railway Bridge over the Daugava River.	The Riga Stock Exchange.	Noise Street and The Powder Tower.