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Virtual tour / Riga Dome | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. As late as the 19th century the square in front of Dome Cathedral was covered by houses. You can still find places in the cobbles where the buildings stood. At the centre of the square is marked the point where if you stand, you can see all three gilded cocks on top of the Old City towers. In 2005, the D...
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Virtual tour / The Bastion Hill | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. One theory is that it came from the word “ringa” from Ku:rsh, which means “to spin”. Because the river made a bend here, near the Bastion Hill. In the 17th century between Boulevard of Siegfried Anna Meieroviñ and Rainis Boulevard, the 90-meter channel and the city defensive walls were extended...
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Virtual tour / Church of St. Peter | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. Church of St. Peter. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. The history of St. Peter’s Church is closely intertwined with the history of Riga. Built in 1209, St. Peter’s Church was in the Medieval times the tallest wooden structure in Europe at 136 meters. So in 1746 a master Johann Wuellbern was sitting on the cock’s back. He empti...The gol...
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Virtual tour / Town Hall Square | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. When, the Mayor of Riga Welling was sentenced to death, the executioner attempted three times to cut off his head unsuccessfully. In the end, he took the knife from his pocket to finish the job. In the middle of the square you can see the symbol of the hanseatic cities - a statue of Roland!
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Virtual tour / John’s Courtyard | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Albert’s plan was to exchange the sons of chiefs for the right to own a piece of land closer to the sea, where he moved his residence and founded Riga City. The former Sword Brothers Castle was passed to the Convent of the Holy Spirit who turned it into a shelter. Church of St. Peter.
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Virtual tour / Castle Square | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. After the abolition of the Order in 1562, the castle lost its importance as a separate fortification and it was included in the common defence system of the city. At the beginning of the 18th century the defensive ditch was filled in, and 100 years later the area in front of the castle was cleared.
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Virtual tour | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. Choose object on the map to see virtual tour. Be my friend on Facebook. 2015 Riga Virtual Tour.
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Virtual tour / Livu Square | Riga
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Virtual tour view Riga tours points on map. Church of St. Peter. Language EN LV RU DE LT EE. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Livu Square was formed after the demolition of buildings damaged during the bombings of World War II. Be my friend on Facebook. 2015 Riga Virtual Tour.
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